Chapter 10 of Gargoyles is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Gargoyles is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was cautious when he came to see her now. She had reason to make demands of him. She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her. And she was always trying to do something to him. He knew this.
Chapter 10 of Gargoyles is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “And she was always trying to do something to him.”
showing careful forethought
From this reading “He was cautious when he came to see her now.”
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “She had reason to make demands of him.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “She had reason to make demands of him.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.”
hard to endure
From this reading “And she was always trying to do something to him.”
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In this reading “And she was always trying to do something to him.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And she was always trying to do something to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
showing careful forethought
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading She had reason to make demands of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And she was always trying to do something to him.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had reason to make demands of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had reason to make demands of him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew this.
engage in
From this reading She had reason to make demands of him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had reason to make demands of him.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading She had reason to make demands of him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had reason to make demands of him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And she was always trying to do something to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading She had given herself to him and he didn't trust her.
hard to endure
From this reading And she was always trying to do something to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
at the time that
From this reading He was cautious when he came to see her now.
Chapter 10 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 413 sentences of Gargoyles, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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