Chapter 4 of The Room with the Little Door is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Room with the Little Door is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries. I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly. At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer. I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed. Good God!
Chapter 4 of The Room with the Little Door is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being one more than seven
From this reading “I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.”
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading “At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.”
past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading “I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.”
In this reading “I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.”
In this reading “I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
being one more than seven
From this reading I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Good God!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good God!
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
for more time
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.
with speed
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At any rate, the jury cannot stay out much longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have speculated about my guards and answered their kind inquiries.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I am killing time; the afternoon is slipping away quickly.
look attentively
From this reading I look at my watch—eight minutes and a half have passed.
Chapter 4 of The Room with the Little Door by Roland Burnham Molineux holds 496 sentences, grouped into 100 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 4 holds 496 sentences of The Room with the Little Door, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Room with the Little Door by Roland Burnham Molineux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 496 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
Work through the 100 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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