Chapter 20 of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances. “To protest about it!” Mr. Garrison cried. “Yes,” the lady nodded. “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
Chapter 20 of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “Mr. Garrison cried.”
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading “An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading ““He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading ““To protest about it!””
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading ““He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.”
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 “An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “To protest about it!”
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Mr. Garrison cried.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Mr. Garrison cried.
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “To protest about it!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Yes,” the lady nodded.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Garrison cried.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Yes,” the lady nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “To protest about it!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes,” the lady nodded.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To protest about it!”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading An Unexpected Event Barry and his father exchanged glances.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “He said that it lowered the value of the place to allow boys to camp there.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” the lady nodded.
Chapter 20 of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge by Capwell Wyckoff holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 20 holds 137 sentences of The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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