Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 757 sentences across 152 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 — 757 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The man turned to Graham. "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow. If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it. My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement. I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 757 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 35/151 · 5 reading units · Lines 171–175
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “"Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.”
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
From this reading “"Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “The man turned to Graham.”
a midday meal
From this reading “I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “"Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.”
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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 I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading The man turned to Graham.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
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From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
immediately past
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
a midday meal
From this reading I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man turned to Graham.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
with suavity; in a suave manner
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man turned to Graham.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man turned to Graham.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The man turned to Graham.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
the act of using
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Our little difference of last evening," he said suavely, "will, I hope, evaporate in this atmosphere of unexpected sorrow.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading If I was in the wrong I deeply regret it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My one wish now is to join you in being of use to Bobby and Miss Katherine in their bereavement.
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