Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment. It is unjust. I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York." "It isn't that," Graham answered. "We must go.
Chapter 1 of The Abandoned Room is here in full — 775 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 94/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 466–470
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.”
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading “Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “"It isn't that," Graham answered.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."”
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading “I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."”
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."”
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading “It is unjust.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It isn't that," Graham answered.
make certain of
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We must go.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading "It isn't that," Graham answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is unjust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't that," Graham answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is unjust.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must go.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It isn't that," Graham answered.
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading It is unjust.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must go.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I assure you my reputation is above reproach"--her dark eyes twinkled--"certainly in New York."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps you fancy I excite unpleasant comment.
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