Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NICK WINS A POINT. “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself. “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel? Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence. At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading ““Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “NICK WINS A POINT.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.”
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading ““This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.”
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading “At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.”
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading “NICK WINS A POINT.”
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 “Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.”
turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
In this reading “At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.”
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 NICK WINS A POINT.
(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 “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.
a boy or man
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
an instinctive motive
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading NICK WINS A POINT.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading NICK WINS A POINT.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Can it be----” He did not finish the sentence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “This is a tangle all around,” he said to himself.
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading At that instant some unexplainable impulse made Miguel swing around in his chair.
which person or people
From this reading “Who the deuce is this fellow, getting ready to lay out our friend Miguel?
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading NICK WINS A POINT.
Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 197 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 136, April 17, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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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