Chapter 3 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment. "Are you Mr. Crocker?" "I am," replied the old man grimly. "What do you want here?" "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
Chapter 3 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 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.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “"Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"I am," replied the old man grimly.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.”
past form of “rent” — let for money
From this reading “"Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading “A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.”
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 A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
later than; following
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am," replied the old man grimly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you Mr. Crocker?"
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you Mr. Crocker?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want here?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
a young female
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "I am," replied the old man grimly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What do you want here?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am," replied the old man grimly.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Are you Mr. Crocker?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
with speed
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
past form of “rent” — let for money
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I am," replied the old man grimly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Queer Old Man "My name is Penelope Nichols," the girl introduced herself after she had recovered from astonishment.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want here?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want here?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you Mr. Crocker?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, my father and I rented your cottage," Penny told him quickly.
Chapter 3 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery by Joan Clark holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 3 holds 181 sentences of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery by Joan Clark exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 37 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery by Joan Clark on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3381 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33383 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #33383, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 281 minutes of reading across 677 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
