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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.
"We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi." Maria had heard. She pouted. "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken. Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 93/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 461–465
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “"We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."”
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading “Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “"There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.”
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
From this reading “"There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Maria had heard.”
past form of “pout” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading “She pouted.”
travel slowly
From this reading “"We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."”
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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 "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
apart from; not including
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maria had heard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Maria had heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
and nothing more
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Maria had heard.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
past form of “pout” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading She pouted.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pouted.
travel slowly
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no engagement," she lisped, "as sacred as a dinner, no entanglement except marriage that cannot be easily broken.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps I have displeased you, Mr. Graham.
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