Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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.
He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!" He retained only one more impression. He was dully aware that some time had passed. He shivered. He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 121/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 601–605
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.”
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading “He was dully aware that some time had passed.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “He retained only one more impression.”
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading “He retained only one more impression.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “He shivered.”
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 He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
anew
From this reading He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
without liveliness
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading He retained only one more impression.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
for more time
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He retained only one more impression.
not any; not one
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He retained only one more impression.
and nothing more
From this reading He retained only one more impression.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading He retained only one more impression.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading He shivered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dully aware that some time had passed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He laughed again, thinking: "What a careful conscience!"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought the wind had grown angry with him, for it no longer whispered.
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