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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.
She shrugged her shoulders. With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham. Paredes had foreseen everything. There were flowers on the table. The dinner had been ordered.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 89/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 441–445
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “There were flowers on the table.”
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading “Paredes had foreseen everything.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “The dinner had been ordered.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “She shrugged her shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “She shrugged her shoulders.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dinner had been ordered.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
a room used for dining
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The dinner had been ordered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Paredes had foreseen everything.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading There were flowers on the table.
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading Paredes had foreseen everything.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paredes had foreseen everything.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were flowers on the table.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The dinner had been ordered.
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From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There were flowers on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were flowers on the table.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were flowers on the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Bobby she entered the dining-room at the heels of Paredes and Graham.
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