Chapter 17 of Gargoyles is here in full — 412 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 17 of Gargoyles is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He walked out. Fanny watched him to the door. A rage came to her. He was play-acting. He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.
Chapter 17 of Gargoyles is here in full — 412 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.
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading “He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny watched him to the door.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “A rage came to her.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “He walked out.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “Fanny watched him to the door.”
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 was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.”
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 rage came to her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A rage came to her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Fanny watched him to the door.
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny watched him to the door.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A rage came to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fanny watched him to the door.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was making fun of her, of her fear of exposure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He walked out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was play-acting.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading A rage came to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fanny watched him to the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fanny watched him to the door.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was play-acting.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Fanny watched him to the door.
Chapter 17 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht holds 412 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 17 holds 412 sentences of Gargoyles, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Gargoyles by Ben Hecht exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 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.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 17 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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