Chapter 16 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark. “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe. “I have a flashlight in my pocket. But we can’t use it now. Those men may be still around.”
Chapter 16 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.”
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading ““I have a flashlight in my pocket.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading ““I have a flashlight in my pocket.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.”
the act of using
From this reading “But we can’t use it now.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.”
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 “THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.”
In this reading “THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.”
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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 “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Those men may be still around.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those men may be still around.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we can’t use it now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But we can’t use it now.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading “I have a flashlight in my pocket.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a flashlight in my pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have a flashlight in my pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Those men may be still around.”
the force of workers available
From this reading Those men may be still around.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have a flashlight in my pocket.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But we can’t use it now.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “I have a flashlight in my pocket.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.
not in physical motion
From this reading Those men may be still around.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those men may be still around.”
the act of using
From this reading But we can’t use it now.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECRET PASSAGE It was very dark.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish we had a light,” whispered Joe.
Chapter 16 of The house on the cliff by Franklin W. Dixon holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 16 holds 105 sentences of The house on the cliff, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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