Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915 is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915 is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE END CAME. “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur. “It may be a live one.” “I’m onto it, chief.” “Onto it, eh?
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915 is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading ““Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading ““Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading ““I’m onto it, chief.””
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““It may be a live one.””
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading ““Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading ““I’m onto it, chief.””
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading ““Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading ““Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.”
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be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading ““Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.”
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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 “It may be a live one.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THE END CAME.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “I’m onto it, chief.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Onto it, eh?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading HOW THE END CAME.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE END CAME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m onto it, chief.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “I’m onto it, chief.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE END CAME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 2 holds 187 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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