Chapter 10 of Room 13 is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Room 13 is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage. Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield. He took up the telephone, but changed his mind. He did not want a scandal. Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
Chapter 10 of Room 13 is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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called to public attention
From this reading “Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “He did not want a scandal.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “He took up the telephone, but changed his mind.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.”
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.
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temporarily
In this reading “For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.”
In this reading “For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “He took up the telephone, but changed his mind.”
In this reading “Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.”
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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 For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
called to public attention
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading He took up the telephone, but changed his mind.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
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From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He took up the telephone, but changed his mind.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading He did not want a scandal.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading He took up the telephone, but changed his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took up the telephone, but changed his mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He took up the telephone, but changed his mind.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He did not want a scandal.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Least of all did he wish to be advertised as Jeffrey Legge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment Jeff Legge stood, helpless with rage.
be the cause or source of
From this reading Then he flung all his weight against the door, but it did not yield.
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Chapter 10 holds 182 sentences of Room 13, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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