Chapter 22 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness. “Chief! Redhead! They’ve got away. Watch for ’em!”
Chapter 22 of The house on the cliff is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 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.
a person who is in charge
From this reading ““Chief!”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They’ve got away.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.”
someone who has red hair
From this reading “Redhead!”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.”
look attentively
From this reading “Watch for ’em!””
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.
In this reading “INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.”
In this reading “INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “They’ve got away.”
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 INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They’ve got away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “Chief!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Watch for ’em!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Watch for ’em!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They’ve got away.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
someone who has red hair
From this reading Redhead!
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ve got away.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading INTO THE HAUNTED HOUSE A hoarse shout came through the darkness.
look attentively
From this reading Watch for ’em!”
Chapter 22 of The house on the cliff by Franklin W. Dixon holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 22 holds 169 sentences of The house on the cliff, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The house on the cliff by Franklin W. Dixon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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