Chapter 10 of The Garden of Eden is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Garden of Eden is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That was what did it. I was so helpless that it made me bold. Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?" "Were you able to?" "I don't know how.
Chapter 10 of The Garden of Eden is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “"Were you able to?"”
fearless and daring
From this reading “I was so helpless that it made me bold.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “I was so helpless that it made me bold.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"I don't know how.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I was so helpless that it made me bold.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"”
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.
simultaneously
In this reading “Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"”
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 Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Were you able to?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
fearless and daring
From this reading I was so helpless that it made me bold.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That was what did it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading I was so helpless that it made me bold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was so helpless that it made me bold.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That was what did it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know how.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was so helpless that it made me bold.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was so helpless that it made me bold.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so helpless that it made me bold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was what did it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Were you able to?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was what did it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were you able to?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That was what did it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you imagine smiling at a time like that?"
Chapter 10 of The Garden of Eden by Max Brand holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Garden of Eden, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Garden of Eden by Max Brand exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Garden of Eden, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
