Chapter 7 of Gigolo is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Gigolo is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way. A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another. They didn't get on very well. Harrietta never went to late suppers. Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
Chapter 7 of Gigolo is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"”
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading “The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Harrietta never went to late suppers.”
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.”
plural of “supper” — a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Harrietta never went to late suppers.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"”
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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 A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't get on very well.
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They didn't get on very well.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harrietta never went to late suppers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Harrietta never went to late suppers.
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
engage in
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
the force of workers available
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Harrietta never went to late suppers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They didn't get on very well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
plural of “supper” — a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Harrietta never went to late suppers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn't get on very well.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading A good many men had tried to make love to her at one time or another.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
precisely as stated
From this reading They didn't get on very well.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The leading man generally made love to her in an expert, unaggressive way.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They didn't get on very well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Harrietta never went to late suppers.
at the time that
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some of them complained: "When you try to make love to her she laughs at you!"
Chapter 7 of Gigolo by Edna Ferber holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 407 sentences of Gigolo, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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