The Haunted Hangar
The Haunted Hangar by Van Powell is available here as the complete text, split into 707 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Haunted Hangar Sky Scouts/Air Mystery series #3 by Van Powell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57008.
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The Haunted Hangar
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Ghosts, Gum—and Gems
- Chapter III The Sky Patrol Organizes
- Chapter IV Mystery Over the Ocean
- Chapter V Mystery in the Fog
- Chapter VI The End of the Chase
- Chapter VII The Swamp Gives Up a Clue
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX Jeff Encounters a “Jinx”
- Chapter X Larry’s Capture
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII The Hoodooed Airplane
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV Dick Handles a Control Job
- Chapter XV A Trap Is Baited
- Chapter XVI The “Bait” Vanishes
- Chapter XVII A Fight for a Fortune
- Chapter XVIII Outwitted!
- Chapter XIX A Baffling Discovery
- Chapter XX Sandy Turns Over a New Leaf
- Chapter XXI The Sky Patrol Gives Up
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII Larry “Solos”
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV High Wings!
- Chapter XXVI The Race
- Chapter XXVII Sandy’s Discovery
- Chapter XXVIII Night in the Hangar
- Chapter XXIX Sandy’s Trail
- Chapter XXX Dick Encounters the “Ghost”
- Chapter XXXI A Triumph for the Enemy
- Chapter XXXII A Double Pursuit
- Chapter XXXIII A Battle Above the Clouds
- Chapter XXXIV
This edition of The Haunted Hangar by Van Powell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57008, divided into 34 chapters and 707 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of The Haunted Hangar is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57008 and divided into 707 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Haunted Hangar by Van Powell, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57008, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3531 sentences across 34 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is The Haunted Hangar divided for reading?
The Haunted Hangar is presented in 34 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Haunted Hangar as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 707 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 34 chapters.
Can I hear The Haunted Hangar read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Haunted Hangar can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Haunted Hangar can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading The Haunted Hangar
Common questions about reading The Haunted Hangar by Van Powell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Haunted Hangar?
Yes. All 3531 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57008 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Haunted Hangar is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57008, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Haunted Hangar take to read?
About 294 minutes of reading across 707 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Haunted Hangar section by section
How to work through The Haunted Hangar section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Haunted Hangar
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Haunted Hangar, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Steady
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Haunted Hangar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Engine
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Haunted Hangar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stick
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Haunted Hangar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Danger
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Haunted Hangar; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.