Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WATCHFUL ENEMY. “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence. “Could we not make a break to get out together?” “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos. “It doesn’t look so very strong.
Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 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.
terminate
From this reading ““Could we not make a break to get out together?””
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading ““How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “A WATCHFUL ENEMY.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading ““How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ““How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading ““It doesn’t look so very strong.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading ““Could we not make a break to get out together?””
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “A WATCHFUL ENEMY.”
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 ““How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““Could we not make a break to get out together?””
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 A WATCHFUL ENEMY.
later than; following
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
terminate
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It doesn’t look so very strong.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
an opposing military force
From this reading A WATCHFUL ENEMY.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It doesn’t look so very strong.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “It doesn’t look so very strong.
engage in
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It doesn’t look so very strong.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “It doesn’t look so very strong.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If we could get this door down between us, we might,” answered Marcos.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It doesn’t look so very strong.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading A WATCHFUL ENEMY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Could we not make a break to get out together?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How have they got you?” asked Chick, after a short silence.
Chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 108 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
Work through the 22 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 22 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 206 minutes of reading across 496 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
