Chapter 14 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD WOUND. Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration. With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward. He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger. Once he heard the sound of falling rocks.
Chapter 14 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the period of time during which something continues
From this reading “Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.”
possessive form of “nash” — United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.”
possessive form of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading “He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.”
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 “He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.”
In this reading “With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.”
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 Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
the period of time during which something continues
From this reading Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Once he heard the sound of falling rocks.
without fear
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Once he heard the sound of falling rocks.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
possessive form of “nash” — United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
From this reading Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD WOUND.
on one occasion
From this reading Once he heard the sound of falling rocks.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Once he heard the sound of falling rocks.
possessive form of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Once he heard the sound of falling rocks.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD WOUND.
push forcefully
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading He reached the pipe line, vaulted it, and plunged fearlessly in the general direction taken by the stranger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nash’s hesitation was but of a second’s duration.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading THE OLD WOUND.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading With an exclamation of wrath and disappointment he thrust his gun back to his pocket, and leaped forward.
Chapter 14 of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 14 holds 92 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 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 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 19 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 14 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.
