Chapter 22 of Room 13 is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Room 13 is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur. He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated. “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm. “Didn’t you, now?” Emanuel seemed surprised.
Chapter 22 of Room 13 is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.”
intending or showing kindness
From this reading “He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.”
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading “Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading ““I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.”
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.”
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In this reading ““I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.”
In this reading “Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.”
In this reading “He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.”
In this reading “Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
anew
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.
intending or showing kindness
From this reading He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.
make calm or still
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
set up or found
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Didn’t you, now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Emanuel seemed surprised.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Emanuel seemed surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He turned, and beamed a benevolent smile upon the man he hated.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
at the time that
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peter was as cool as ice when he came into the drawing-room and found Emanuel examining the pictures on the wall with the air of a connoisseur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Didn’t you, now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think you’d come here again, Legge,” said Peter with dangerous calm.
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