Chapter 8 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE. “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles. “It is some boat, or ship, of course. Might not that be the yacht?” Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
Chapter 8 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.”
plural of “palisade” — fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading ““There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading ““There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Might not that be the yacht?””
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 ““There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.”
In this reading “Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.”
In this reading “ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““It is some boat, or ship, of course.”
In this reading ““There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.”
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 “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Might not that be the yacht?”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “It is some boat, or ship, of course.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “It is some boat, or ship, of course.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
a young female
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is some boat, or ship, of course.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is some boat, or ship, of course.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might not that be the yacht?”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might not that be the yacht?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It is some boat, or ship, of course.
plural of “palisade” — fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
transport commercially
From this reading “It is some boat, or ship, of course.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “It is some boat, or ship, of course.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Might not that be the yacht?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BRINK OF BATTLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
at the time that
From this reading “There’s a light across the river, in the shadow of the Palisades,” remarked the girl, when they had gone several more miles.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nick Carter smiled, without letting the girl see his face.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Might not that be the yacht?”
Chapter 8 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 8 holds 112 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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