Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Maria!" he burst out. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Her contralto laugh rippled. "Bobby looks so funny! Carlos!
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 108/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 536–540
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “"Bobby looks so funny!”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"Maria!" he burst out.”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “Carlos!”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"Bobby looks so funny!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Her contralto laugh rippled.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"Bobby looks so funny!”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “"Maria!" he burst out.”
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading “Her contralto laugh rippled.”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "Bobby looks so funny!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Maria!" he burst out.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading Carlos!
a woman singer having a contralto voice
From this reading Her contralto laugh rippled.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Bobby looks so funny!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Maria!" he burst out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her contralto laugh rippled.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Her contralto laugh rippled.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Bobby looks so funny!
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading "Maria!" he burst out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Maria!" he burst out.
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading Her contralto laugh rippled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Bobby looks so funny!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room by Wadsworth Camp holds 775 sentences, grouped into 155 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 1 holds 775 sentences of The Abandoned Room, unabridged, divided into 155 reading sections.
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