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.
And he thought the thing answered: "Because you hate your grandfather." Bobby laughed, thinking he understood. The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience. He could understand why it went masked.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 118/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 586–590
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.
having companions or an escort
From this reading “The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby laughed, thinking he understood.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Because you hate your grandfather."”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"Because you hate your grandfather."”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “He could understand why it went masked.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Bobby laughed, thinking he understood.”
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.
having companions or an escort
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he thought the thing answered:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And he thought the thing answered:
for the reason that
From this reading "Because you hate your grandfather."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby laughed, thinking he understood.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could understand why it went masked.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Because you hate your grandfather."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Because you hate your grandfather."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he thought the thing answered:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could understand why it went masked.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Bobby laughed, thinking he understood.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading He could understand why it went masked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he thought the thing answered:
a special situation
From this reading And he thought the thing answered:
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Bobby laughed, thinking he understood.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And he thought the thing answered:
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He could understand why it went masked.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Bobby laughed, thinking he understood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The figure in the black mask that accompanied him was his conscience.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He could understand why it went masked.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He could understand why it went masked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because you hate your grandfather."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because you hate your grandfather."
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