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The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge
The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge

Chapter XVIII · Down River

Chapter XVIII of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge, “Down River,” is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Capwell Wyckoff • Curated US English Learning Edition
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The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.
No one was in the place.
The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.
Nor was there anywhere to hide.
Mac turned the beam of the light upward.
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The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge

Chapter XVIII · Down River

Chapter XVIII of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge, “Down River,” is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.
/ðə ˈmɪstəri ˈhʌntərz wɜːr əˈstɑːnɪʃt ənd ˈbæfəld æz ðeɪ ɡeɪzd ˈɪntuː ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ʌv ðə tuːl ʃed ʌv ðə ˈhɔːntɪd lɑːdʒ/
Line 2
No one was in the place.
/noʊ wʌn wɑːz ɪn ðə pleɪs/
Line 3
The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.
/ðə ˈɡɑːrdən tuːlz hʌŋ ɪn ˈɔːrdər ə lɑːrdʒ beɪl ʌv heɪ stʊd bæk əˈɡenst ðə wɔːl bʌt noʊ ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ wɑːz tuː biː siːn/
Line 4
Nor was there anywhere to hide.
/nɔːr wɑːz ðer ˈeniwer tuː haɪd/
Line 5
Mac turned the beam of the light upward.
/mæk tɜːrnd ðə biːm ʌv ðə laɪt ˈʌpwərd/

Learner Dictionary

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.

baffled noun US /ˈbæfəld/

people who are frustrated and perplexed

From this reading “The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bale noun US /beɪl/

a large bundle bound for storage or transport

From this reading “The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beam noun US /biːm/

a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading “Mac turned the beam of the light upward.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hay noun US /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading “The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hunters noun US /ˈhʌntərz/

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading “The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mac noun US /mæk/

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

From this reading “Mac turned the beam of the light upward.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tool noun US /tuːl/

an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading “The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tools noun US /tuːlz/

plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading “The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

against the wall preposition + article + noun counted as “against … wall”

In this reading “The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.”

15,258 times in 426,211 chapters
in order preposition + noun

in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

In this reading “The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.”

95,690 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 49

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/

at or in or to any place

From this reading Nor was there anywhere to hide.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/

people who are frustrated and perplexed

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
balenounUS /beɪl/

a large bundle bound for storage or transport

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beamnounUS /biːm/

a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading Mac turned the beam of the light upward.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haynounUS /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hideverbUS /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Nor was there anywhere to hide.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading No one was in the place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Mac turned the beam of the light upward.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MacnounUS /mæk/

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

From this reading Mac turned the beam of the light upward.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No one was in the place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor was there anywhere to hide.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one was in the place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading No one was in the place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shedverbUS /ʃed/

get rid of

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

Velmora curated lexicon
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Nor was there anywhere to hide.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toolnounUS /tuːl/

an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/

plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Mac turned the beam of the light upward.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/

directed up

From this reading Mac turned the beam of the light upward.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The garden tools hung in order, a large bale of hay stood back against the wall, but no human being was to be seen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading No one was in the place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The mystery hunters were astonished and baffled as they gazed into the interior of the tool shed of the haunted lodge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 18 of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge by Capwell Wyckoff holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Vocabulary met early in The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge

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School
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Cloverfield
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