Chapter VII of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge, “At Bronson’s Cabin,” is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter VII of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge, “At Bronson’s Cabin,” is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag. In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there. He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent. Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken. “Where are you, Barry?”
Chapter VII of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge, “At Bronson’s Cabin,” is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent.”
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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large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll
In this reading “Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.”
In this reading “In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you, Barry?”
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
the state of being poorly illuminated
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
cut with a saw
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
express in words
From this reading He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Kent seemed to remember that someone had spoken.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading He heard the twins move and say something in the next tent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Kent stirred and sat up in his sleeping bag.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the dimness of the tent he saw that Barry was not there.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you, Barry?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you, Barry?”
Chapter 7 of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge by Capwell Wyckoff holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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