Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Other Side of the Door is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Looking up at her I felt she had won.
The Other Side of the Door
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Other Side of the Door is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Looking
up
at
her
I
felt
she
had
won.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Other Side of the Door
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Other Side of the Door is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Looking
up
at
her
I
felt
she
had
won.
/ˈlʊkɪŋ ʌp æt hɜːr aɪ felt ʃiː hæd wʌn/
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Learner Dictionary
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mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “Looking up at her I felt she had won.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Looking up at her I felt she had won.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “Looking up at her I felt she had won.”
All words in this reading · 9
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Looking up at her I felt she had won.
Chapter 1 of The Other Side of the Door by Lucia Chamberlain holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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Chapter 1 holds 160 sentences of The Other Side of the Door, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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How long does The Other Side of the Door take to read?
About 201 minutes of reading across 483 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Other Side of the Door
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- Looking
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- Frontispiece
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- What's
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