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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.
"It is very pleasant we are to dine together." He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry. Bobby and I have an early engagement." Her head went up. "An early engagement!
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 87/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 431–435
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby and I have an early engagement."”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “"It is very pleasant we are to dine together."”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Bobby and I have an early engagement."”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Bobby and I have an early engagement."”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"It is very pleasant we are to dine together."”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bobby and I have an early engagement."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bobby and I have an early engagement."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby and I have an early engagement."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
without stop or interruption
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Bobby and I have an early engagement."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Bobby and I have an early engagement."
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bobby and I have an early engagement."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her head went up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her head went up.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bobby and I have an early engagement."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
a form of address for a man
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
without tact; in a tactless manner
From this reading He continued tactlessly: "But, as I've explained to Mr. Paredes, we must hurry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her head went up.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is very pleasant we are to dine together."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her head went up.
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