A Woman at Bay

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THE "KING'S" LIEUTENANT.

The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

The sudden coming of the eight yeggmen, arriving as they had, so closely together, could not be the result of mere chance, and Nick had no doubt that they were in reality members of the very gang he was seeking.

For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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A Woman at Bay Nicholas (House name) Carter

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of A Woman at Bay is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE "KING'S" LIEUTENANT. The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter. Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play. The sudden coming of the eight yeggmen, arriving as they had, so closely together, could not be the result of mere chance, and Nick had no doubt that they were in reality members of the very gang he was seeking. For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

A Woman at Bay

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of A Woman at Bay is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE "KING'S" LIEUTENANT.

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The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

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Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

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For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

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Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “The sudden coming of the eight yeggmen, arriving as they had, so closely together, could not be the result of mere chance, and Nick had no doubt that they were in reality members of the very gang he was seeking.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.”

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

arriving

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From this reading The sudden coming of the eight yeggmen, arriving as they had, so closely together, could not be the result of mere chance, and Nick had no doubt that they were in reality members of the very gang he was seeking.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

assistants

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From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

attained

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From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

aware

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From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beginning

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From this reading For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

better

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From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

Carter

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From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

chance

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closely

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coming

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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

depended

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detective

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From this reading For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

determined

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doubt

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eight

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EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

fact

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From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

gang

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

headquarters

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From this reading For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

KING'S

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From this reading THE "KING'S" LIEUTENANT.

LIEUTENANT

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From this reading THE "KING'S" LIEUTENANT.

members

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mere

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moment

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From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

Nick

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From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

now

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From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

ominous

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From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

parts

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From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

perfection

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From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

play

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From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

reality

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result

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seeking

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

somewhere

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From this reading For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

sudden

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE "KING'S" LIEUTENANT.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

three

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From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

together

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

very

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vicinity

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From this reading For the detective had determined in the beginning that the headquarters of the gang was somewhere in this vicinity.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The moment was an ominous one, and no one was better aware of the fact than Nick Carter.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Everything depended now upon the perfection which his three assistants had attained in the parts they were to play.

yeggmen

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