Chapter 3 of New Nick Carter weekly is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of New Nick Carter weekly is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LARGE BET. The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor. As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left. “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said. “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
Chapter 3 of New Nick Carter weekly is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “A LARGE BET.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.”
having a point
From this reading “As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading ““There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.”
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
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In this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
In this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
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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 A LARGE BET.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading A LARGE BET.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
and nothing more
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LARGE BET.
the act of departing
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
having a point
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
in the direction of
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
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