Chapter 15 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?" Susan whispered to her chum. "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?" "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that. I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
Chapter 15 of Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Susan whispered to her chum.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “"Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"”
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading “"Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"”
not able to be found
From this reading “The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “"Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.”
extremely
From this reading “"Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “"Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."”
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Susan whispered to her chum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan whispered to her chum.
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
the literary culture
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
not able to be found
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.
extremely
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
express in words
From this reading "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan whispered to her chum.
express in words
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susan whispered to her chum.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
precisely as stated
From this reading I thought he acted very uneasy as if he might not have the evidence in his possession."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Susan whispered to her chum.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Didn't he tell Herman Crocker that he would positively deliver them next Thursday night?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," nodded Penny, "but obviously he had to say that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Missing Letters "What makes you think he has lost the letters?"
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