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.
And why haven't you been at the Cedars? Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?" Bobby drew back. The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason. "Dead!
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 148/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 736–740
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby drew back.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"”
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “And why haven't you been at the Cedars?”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Bobby drew back.”
possessive form of “grandpa” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"”
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.”
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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 The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bobby drew back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby drew back.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Bobby drew back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
possessive form of “grandpa” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
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From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
a particular point in time
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock robbed him for a moment of the power to reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Grandpa's death grieved you too much to go near his body?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And why haven't you been at the Cedars?
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