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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.
What you got to be afraid of?" "I'm afraid because you are," she urged. "You've got to tell me. I'm all alone. I can't stand it.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 20/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 96–100
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “What you got to be afraid of?"”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I'm all alone.”
for the reason that
From this reading “"I'm afraid because you are," she urged.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “What you got to be afraid of?"”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “I can't stand it.”
express in words
From this reading “"You've got to tell me.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"I'm afraid because you are," she urged.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading What you got to be afraid of?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'm all alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I'm all alone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'm afraid because you are," she urged.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What you got to be afraid of?"
for the reason that
From this reading "I'm afraid because you are," she urged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't stand it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What you got to be afraid of?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't stand it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid because you are," she urged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't stand it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've got to tell me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What you got to be afraid of?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm afraid because you are," she urged.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I can't stand it.
express in words
From this reading "You've got to tell me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What you got to be afraid of?"
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "I'm afraid because you are," she urged.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you got to be afraid of?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you got to be afraid of?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got to tell me.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room by Wadsworth Camp holds 775 sentences, grouped into 155 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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