Chapter 13 of The Haunted Hangar is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Hangar is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy! How are you, Dick?” Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly: “Anything new? Anything suspicious?”
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Hangar is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “Anything suspicious?””
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:”
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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In this reading “Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:”
In this reading “Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything new?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are you, Dick?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
someone who is a detective
From this reading How are you, Dick?”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
an expression of greeting
From this reading THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!
(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
From this reading THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How are you, Dick?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Anything new?
a course of conduct
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Anything suspicious?”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “HOODOO” STRIKES “Hello, Sandy!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
during the time that
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Larry met the returning chums as they climbed to the small estate wharf from the yacht tender, and while they strolled up the path he asked eagerly:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How are you, Dick?”
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Hangar by Van Powell holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 13 holds 138 sentences of The Haunted Hangar, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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