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.
"Easy with my friends, Hartley! You don't understand Carlos. He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun." "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing. Too many cocktails, too much wine.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 68/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 336–340
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.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “You don't understand Carlos.”
plural of “cocktail” — a short mixed drink
From this reading “Too many cocktails, too much wine.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"Easy with my friends, Hartley!”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “"So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.”
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading “"Easy with my friends, Hartley!”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “Too many cocktails, too much wine.”
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 as intensifiers
From this reading He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading You don't understand Carlos.
plural of “cocktail” — a short mixed drink
From this reading Too many cocktails, too much wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't understand Carlos.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Easy with my friends, Hartley!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Easy with my friends, Hartley!
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading "Easy with my friends, Hartley!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Too many cocktails, too much wine.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Too many cocktails, too much wine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Easy with my friends, Hartley!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
a special situation
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So," Graham said, "is this sort of thing.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too many cocktails, too much wine.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You don't understand Carlos.
at the time that
From this reading He's good fun when you know him--awfully good fun."
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Too many cocktails, too much wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Easy with my friends, Hartley!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't understand Carlos.
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