Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 757 sentences across 152 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 — 757 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham. Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable. Too old, maybe. Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing. Anyway, I didn't like it.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 757 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 114/151 · 5 reading units · Lines 566–570
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyway, I didn't like it.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.”
give a description of
From this reading “Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.”
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading “Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.”
by chance
From this reading “Too old, maybe.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, I didn't like it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
the first light of day
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
give a description of
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, I didn't like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
apart from; not including
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
and nothing more
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Anyway, I didn't like it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
by chance
From this reading Too old, maybe.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Too old, maybe.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.
express in words
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Queer feeling about that room, Mr. Graham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
a special situation
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too old, maybe.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maybe it was just being there alone with the dead man before the dawn, although I thought I was hardened to that sort of thing.
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