Chapter 11 of Gargoyles is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Gargoyles is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He felt sorry for his sister. They were good friends in a way. A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow. Yet she understood him and could help him. And she liked him to come to see her.
Chapter 11 of Gargoyles is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “They were good friends in a way.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “And she liked him to come to see her.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “He felt sorry for his sister.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “He felt sorry for his sister.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Yet she understood him and could help him.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He felt sorry for his sister.”
In this reading “They were good friends in a way.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were good friends in a way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet she understood him and could help him.
for the reason that
From this reading A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And she liked him to come to see her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet she understood him and could help him.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt sorry for his sister.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt sorry for his sister.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They were good friends in a way.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They were good friends in a way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt sorry for his sister.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Yet she understood him and could help him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she liked him to come to see her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt sorry for his sister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were good friends in a way.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading And she liked him to come to see her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And she liked him to come to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He felt sorry for his sister.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading A curious way because he felt she detested him somehow.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading He felt sorry for his sister.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were good friends in a way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she liked him to come to see her.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Yet she understood him and could help him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They were good friends in a way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were good friends in a way.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she understood him and could help him.
Chapter 11 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht holds 414 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 11 holds 414 sentences of Gargoyles, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 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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