Chapter 20 of Penny Nichols Finds a Clue is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Penny Nichols Finds a Clue is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice. In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help! Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck. Then silence. Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
Chapter 20 of Penny Nichols Finds a Clue is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.”
-ing form of “huddle” — crowd or draw together
From this reading “Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.”
possessive form of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.”
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.”
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading “Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.”
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading “In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!”
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.”
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.
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In this reading “Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.”
In this reading “Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.”
sound loudly
In this reading “Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
In this reading “Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
possessive form of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
-ing form of “huddle” — crowd or draw together
From this reading Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
possessive form of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
carry out
From this reading Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then silence.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading In some manner he had traced her telephone call and had brought help!
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two shots rang out, to be followed in quick succession by others from the driver's seat of the truck.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
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 Penny, huddling against the wall of the dark van, decided to take a chance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Penny's Triumph With a thrill of joy, Penny recognized her father's voice.
Chapter 20 of Penny Nichols Finds a Clue by Joan Clark holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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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