Chapter XXIV of The mystery of Cabin Island, “The Discovery,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The mystery of Cabin Island, “The Discovery,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy. “I shouldn’t be surprised. If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.” They peered into the fireplace. It was choked with rubbish.
Chapter XXIV of The mystery of Cabin Island, “The Discovery,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.””
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “It was choked with rubbish.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “They peered into the fireplace.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading ““Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.””
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “They peered into the fireplace.”
make visible
From this reading “If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.””
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “It was choked with rubbish.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any thing at all
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading It was choked with rubbish.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading They peered into the fireplace.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
not accessible to view
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They peered into the fireplace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
and nothing more
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading They peered into the fireplace.
make visible
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading It was choked with rubbish.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They peered into the fireplace.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was choked with rubbish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was choked with rubbish.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy.
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Chapter 24 holds 192 sentences of The mystery of Cabin Island, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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