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.
"Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars." "This is--absurd. You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?" The detective's straight smile returned. "How we jump at conclusions!
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 152/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 756–760
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “"This is--absurd.”
take into custody
From this reading “You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"”
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “"Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."”
plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “"How we jump at conclusions!”
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective's straight smile returned.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"How we jump at conclusions!”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "This is--absurd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
take into custody
From this reading You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How we jump at conclusions!
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading "How we jump at conclusions!
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective's straight smile returned.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How we jump at conclusions!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is--absurd.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "How we jump at conclusions!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The detective's straight smile returned.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The detective's straight smile returned.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"
express in words
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is--absurd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How we jump at conclusions!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because I tell you I'm on the case, and I want you to turn about and go straight to the Cedars."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You mean you suspect--You're placing me under arrest?"
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