Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 121, January 2, 1915 is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 121, January 2, 1915 is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PATSY’S CLEVER WORK. Gridley led the way into a large, square room. Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity. Great beams crossed the faded ceiling. The discolored walls were partly wainscoted.
Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 121, January 2, 1915 is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
From this reading “Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.”
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.”
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.”
past form of “discolor” — lose color or turn colorless
From this reading “The discolored walls were partly wainscoted.”
plural of “earmark” — identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
From this reading “Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.”
the region that is outside of something
From this reading “Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.”
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 “Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.”
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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 Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
(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 Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.
cause to be bored
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading PATSY’S CLEVER WORK.
placed crosswise
From this reading Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.
past form of “discolor” — lose color or turn colorless
From this reading The discolored walls were partly wainscoted.
plural of “earmark” — identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
the region that is outside of something
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great beams crossed the faded ceiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The discolored walls were partly wainscoted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PATSY’S CLEVER WORK.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
make square
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Like the exterior of the grim stone house, it bore all the earmarks of antiquity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
From this reading The discolored walls were partly wainscoted.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The discolored walls were partly wainscoted.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Gridley led the way into a large, square room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The discolored walls were partly wainscoted.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading PATSY’S CLEVER WORK.
Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 121, January 2, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 9 holds 274 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 121, January 2, 1915, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 121, January 2, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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