Chapter 1 of The Forbidden Room is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Forbidden Room is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FORBIDDEN ROOM. “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.” “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.” PHŒBE ALLEN. AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Forbidden Room is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “PHŒBE ALLEN.”
react verbally
From this reading ““MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.””
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading ““MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.””
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “THE FORBIDDEN ROOM.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.””
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading PHŒBE ALLEN.
react verbally
From this reading “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN ROOM.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHŒBE ALLEN.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading AUTHOR OF “PLAYING AT BOTANY,” ETC., ETC.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN ROOM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORBIDDEN ROOM.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MINE ANSWER WAS MY DEED.”
Chapter 1 of The Forbidden Room by Phoebe Allen holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 44 sentences of The Forbidden Room, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Forbidden Room by Phoebe Allen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 44 sentences, grouped into 9 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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