Chapter XVII of The Haunted Hangar, “A Fight for a Fortune,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of The Haunted Hangar, “A Fight for a Fortune,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run. “It’s—gone! Mr. Everdail—the life—preserver——” “Gone? That can’t be!” “It is, sir!”
Chapter XVII of The Haunted Hangar, “A Fight for a Fortune,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
made afraid
From this reading “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
From this reading “Mr. Everdail—the life—preserver——” “Gone?”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
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 “Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
later than; following
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That can’t be!”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That can’t be!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
made afraid
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “It’s—gone!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is, sir!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is, sir!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s—gone!
a room where books are kept
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mr. Everdail—the life—preserver——” “Gone?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Everdail—the life—preserver——” “Gone?
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
From this reading Mr. Everdail—the life—preserver——” “Gone?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
term of address for a man
From this reading “It is, sir!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That can’t be!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
a Caucasian
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Into the waiting assemblage in the Everdail library plunged Sandy with a white, frightened face and his breath coming in gasps after his run.
Chapter 17 of The Haunted Hangar by Van Powell holds 139 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.
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