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.
He turned to Graham. "Sorry you don't like my playmates. I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear. Pleasant prospect! So long."
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 70/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 346–350
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provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “He turned to Graham.”
plural of “playmate” — a companion at play
From this reading “"Sorry you don't like my playmates.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Pleasant prospect!”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.”
the possibility of future success
From this reading “Pleasant prospect!”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Sorry you don't like my playmates.”
coerce by violence or with threats
From this reading “I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
later than; following
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry you don't like my playmates.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading He turned to Graham.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Graham.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Sorry you don't like my playmates.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So long."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sorry you don't like my playmates.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
plural of “playmate” — a companion at play
From this reading "Sorry you don't like my playmates.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Pleasant prospect!
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
the possibility of future success
From this reading Pleasant prospect!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry you don't like my playmates.
coerce by violence or with threats
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll probably run out after dinner and let the old man terrorize me as a cure for his own fear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Graham.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to Graham.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sorry you don't like my playmates.
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