Chapter 21 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot. To their surprise they saw that he was smiling. Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance. He looked over at the guard. Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.
Chapter 21 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.”
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.”
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “He looked over at the guard.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.”
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.
examine hastily
In this reading “QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.”
In this reading “Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.”
In this reading “Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.”
In this reading “He looked over at the guard.”
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 Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
set up or found
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He looked over at the guard.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked over at the guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
above and across; more than
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
cut with a saw
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To their surprise they saw that he was smiling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
at the time that
From this reading Frank was on the point of asking him what he found in the situation to smile at when he caught a warning glance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Malloy was not bothering with the prisoners.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading QUICK WORK The Hardy boys glanced over at their father on the cot.
Chapter 21 of The house on the cliff by Franklin W. Dixon holds 102 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 21 holds 102 sentences of The house on the cliff, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The house on the cliff by Franklin W. Dixon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 21 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 21 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The house on the cliff by Franklin W. Dixon on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The house on the cliff section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The house on the cliff to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The house on the cliff, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
