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.
"There's death," she said. She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase. She led the way with the candle. The panelled, narrow hall was empty. That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 42/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 206–210
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stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “She led the way with the candle.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.”
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “The panelled, narrow hall was empty.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading She led the way with the candle.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "There's death," she said.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The panelled, narrow hall was empty.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The panelled, narrow hall was empty.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She led the way with the candle.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The panelled, narrow hall was empty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The panelled, narrow hall was empty.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's death," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's death," she said.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She indicated the door of the enclosed staircase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's death," she said.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading That door, too, was locked and the key, she knew, must be on the inside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The panelled, narrow hall was empty.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She led the way with the candle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She led the way with the candle.
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