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.
"Glad you've come, Carlos." The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face. He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder. Bobby turned. Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 74/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 366–370
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.”
possessive form of “bobby” — an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “"Glad you've come, Carlos."”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.”
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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 Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
quickly and without warning
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby turned.
possessive form of “bobby” — an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading "Glad you've come, Carlos."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Glad you've come, Carlos."
opinion or judgment
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Glad you've come, Carlos."
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
make steady
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Graham stood on the threshold, his face a little too frank.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Bobby turned.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The smile of greeting vanished abruptly from Paredes's face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked with steady eyes beyond Bobby's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Glad you've come, Carlos."
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.
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