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.
I'd made up my mind anyway. My lawyer's coming in the morning. My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy. It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood." His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 9/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 41–45
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income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
From this reading “My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.”
an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
From this reading “His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.”
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading “My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.”
possessive form of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “My lawyer's coming in the morning.”
offensive to the mind
From this reading “His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.”
without mercy or pity
From this reading “His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.”
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
From this reading “His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.”
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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 My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading I'd made up my mind anyway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading My lawyer's coming in the morning.
an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
apart from; not including
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd made up my mind anyway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My lawyer's coming in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
possessive form of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading My lawyer's coming in the morning.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I'd made up my mind anyway.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I'd made up my mind anyway.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My lawyer's coming in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'd made up my mind anyway.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
not any; not one
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's hard on you, but I've got no faith left in my flesh and blood."
offensive to the mind
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
without mercy or pity
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My lawyer's coming in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'd made up my mind anyway.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His voice choked with a sentiment a little repulsive in view of his ruthless nature, his unbending egotism.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My money goes to the Bedford Foundation--all except a little annuity for you, Katy.
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