Chapter 3 of The Riddle Club through the holidays is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Riddle Club through the holidays is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder. “Cabbages?” cried Fred. “What do we pull up a cabbage for?” Margy demanded, curiously. “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
Chapter 3 of The Riddle Club through the holidays is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 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.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.”
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading ““What do we pull up a cabbage for?””
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading ““Cabbages?” cried Fred.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Margy demanded, curiously.”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ““What do we pull up a cabbage for?””
pierce with many holes
From this reading “JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.”
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 “JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.”
In this reading “JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.”
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading ““What do we pull up a cabbage for?””
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 “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading “Cabbages?” cried Fred.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Cabbages?” cried Fred.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Margy demanded, curiously.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Margy demanded, curiously.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cabbages?” cried Fred.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margy demanded, curiously.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
pierce with many holes
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do we pull up a cabbage for?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading JESS HAS LUCK All of the other members of the Riddle Club stared at Artie in blank wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To see whether you’ll be rich or poor,” said Artie, as though that settled the matter.
Chapter 3 of The Riddle Club through the holidays by Alice Dale Hardy holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 156 sentences of The Riddle Club through the holidays, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Riddle Club through the holidays by Alice Dale Hardy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 32 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 The Riddle Club through the holidays by Alice Dale Hardy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Riddle Club through the holidays section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Riddle Club through the holidays 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 The Riddle Club through the holidays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
