Chapter 16 of Gargoyles is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Gargoyles is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away. Ramsey had seen her. A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears. She hated Schroder. And herself, too.
Chapter 16 of Gargoyles is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “She hated Schroder.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.”
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 “A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.”
In this reading “A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.”
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 A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And herself, too.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ramsey had seen her.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading She hated Schroder.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ramsey had seen her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And herself, too.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ramsey had seen her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hated Schroder.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ramsey had seen her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hated Schroder.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A misery too heavy for thought brought another burst of tears.
showing sorrow
From this reading Fanny sat weeping as the cab moved away.
Chapter 16 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 16 holds 421 sentences of Gargoyles, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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