Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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.
But the two men shook hands. "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama." Paredes yawned. "Each year I spend more time in New York. Business suggests it.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 75/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 371–375
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “"I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “"I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."”
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading “"I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “But the two men shook hands.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “"Each year I spend more time in New York.”
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Business suggests it.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “Paredes yawned.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “"Each year I spend more time in New York.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Business suggests it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the two men shook hands.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But the two men shook hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
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From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Business suggests it.
the force of workers available
From this reading But the two men shook hands.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paredes yawned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
cut with a saw
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But the two men shook hands.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Business suggests it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the two men shook hands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But the two men shook hands.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Paredes yawned.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "Each year I spend more time in New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd an idea until I saw Bobby," Graham said, "that you'd gone back to Panama."
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