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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.
Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going." "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said. "About dinner there is nothing to decide. I have arranged everything. There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 78/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 386–390
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alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
From this reading “"The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “I have arranged everything.”
a short mixed drink
From this reading “Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."”
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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 Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About dinner there is nothing to decide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading I have arranged everything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
a short mixed drink
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "About dinner there is nothing to decide.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I have arranged everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
the act of departing
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "About dinner there is nothing to decide.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "About dinner there is nothing to decide.
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From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "About dinner there is nothing to decide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "About dinner there is nothing to decide.
precisely as stated
From this reading "The aperitif I should like very much," Paredes said.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
in or at the place that
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
during the time that
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a table waiting in the Fountain Room at the C---- and there I have planned a little surprise for you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you'll have a cocktail here while we decide where we're going."
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