Chapter 6 of Gargoyles is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Gargoyles is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh," he thought, "Fanny, Fanny...." Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud. He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny." He kissed her lips. For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.
Chapter 6 of Gargoyles is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “"Oh," he thought, "Fanny, Fanny...."”
only a very short time before
From this reading “He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “He kissed her lips.”
with passion
From this reading “For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."”
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading “Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading "Oh," he thought, "Fanny, Fanny...."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh," he thought, "Fanny, Fanny...."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He kissed her lips.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He kissed her lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He kissed her lips.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," he thought, "Fanny, Fanny...."
with passion
From this reading For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading For a moment Fanny returned his kiss passionately.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he heard himself repeating the thought aloud.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh," he thought, "Fanny, Fanny...."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was saying in a voice he hardly recognized, "Oh, Fanny, Fanny."
Chapter 6 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 417 sentences of Gargoyles, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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