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.
"It's about money. That talks any day." Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room. There the big man turned on him. "See here, Bobby!
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 60/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 296–300
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There the big man turned on him.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.”
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading “Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"It's about money.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “That talks any day."”
not held or filled or in use
From this reading “Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.”
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 Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's about money.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That talks any day."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There the big man turned on him.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That talks any day."
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "See here, Bobby!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There the big man turned on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's about money.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There the big man turned on him.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "It's about money.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There the big man turned on him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See here, Bobby!
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading That talks any day."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That talks any day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There the big man turned on him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the big man turned on him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading There the big man turned on him.
not held or filled or in use
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Bobby edged a way out and followed Graham to an unoccupied room.
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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