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 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bobby tried to carry it off. "'Lo, Hartley, old preacher. You fellows all know Hartley Graham? Sit down. We're going to have a little cocktail."
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 58/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 286–290
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby tried to carry it off.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Bobby tried to carry it off.”
a short mixed drink
From this reading “We're going to have a little cocktail."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “You fellows all know Hartley Graham?”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “You fellows all know Hartley Graham?”
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading “"'Lo, Hartley, old preacher.”
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading “"'Lo, Hartley, old preacher.”
be seated
From this reading “Sit down.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We're going to have a little cocktail."
(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 You fellows all know Hartley Graham?
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby tried to carry it off.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Bobby tried to carry it off.
a short mixed drink
From this reading We're going to have a little cocktail."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading You fellows all know Hartley Graham?
the act of departing
From this reading We're going to have a little cocktail."
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading You fellows all know Hartley Graham?
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading "'Lo, Hartley, old preacher.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We're going to have a little cocktail."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bobby tried to carry it off.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You fellows all know Hartley Graham?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We're going to have a little cocktail."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Lo, Hartley, old preacher.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bobby tried to carry it off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "'Lo, Hartley, old preacher.
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading "'Lo, Hartley, old preacher.
be seated
From this reading Sit down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bobby tried to carry it off.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Bobby tried to carry it off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're going to have a little cocktail."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You fellows all know Hartley Graham?
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.
Chapter 1 holds 775 sentences of The Abandoned Room, unabridged, divided into 155 reading sections.
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