Chapter 2 of New Nick Carter weekly is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of New Nick Carter weekly is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LITTLE CIRCUS. The knockdown created very little excitement in the room. Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake. A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way. He had no idea, however, of leaving the place.
Chapter 2 of New Nick Carter weekly is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “A LITTLE CIRCUS.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.”
a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
From this reading “The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.”
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 “Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.”
in question or at issue
In this reading “Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.”
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 A LITTLE CIRCUS.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading A LITTLE CIRCUS.
brought together in one place
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no idea, however, of leaving the place.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had no idea, however, of leaving the place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.
a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
From this reading The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.
the act of departing
From this reading He had no idea, however, of leaving the place.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE CIRCUS.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
not any; not one
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had no idea, however, of leaving the place.
with low volume
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
precisely as stated
From this reading The knockdown created very little excitement in the room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A few collected about the fallen man, however, and Nick had no difficulty in slipping quietly out of the way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Reports from the races were coming in every few minutes, and nearly every one there had more or less money at stake.
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