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A Woman at Bay
A Woman at Bay

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of A Woman at Bay is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 18 of A Woman at Bay by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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Chapter 18 holds 82 sentences of A Woman at Bay, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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BLACK MADGE'S THREAT.
Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:
"NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.
"That was a month ago.
I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Woman at Bay

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of A Woman at Bay is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BLACK MADGE'S THREAT.
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Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:
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"NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.
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"That was a month ago.
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I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "That was a month ago.

ago

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

BLACK

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From this reading BLACK MADGE'S THREAT.

breakfast

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From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

Carter

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From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

done

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From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

easy

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From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

entirely

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

even

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

flies

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

following

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

forcibly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

forgive

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

found

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From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

get

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

letter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

MADGE'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BLACK MADGE'S THREAT.

marks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

month

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

morning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

never

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

Nick

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

reminded

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

State

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

table

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

take

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

thought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

THREAT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BLACK MADGE'S THREAT.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Nick Carter had entirely forgotten Black Madge's threat when he was forcibly reminded of it one morning by the following letter which he found on his breakfast table:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

wrote

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

year

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I thought when I wrote that it might take a year--but they are easy marks in this State.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "NICK CARTER: One month ago--how time flies--I wrote to you that I hadn't done with you yet; that I would never forgive you, and that I would get even some day.