Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 138 May 1, 1915 is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 138 May 1, 1915 is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOLD PROPOSAL. “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?” “Impossible, Mr. Carter!” “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.” The surgeon shook his head.
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 138 May 1, 1915 is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “A BOLD PROPOSAL.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading ““Impossible, Mr. Carter!””
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading ““Impossible, Mr. Carter!””
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading ““He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.””
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “A BOLD PROPOSAL.”
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading ““He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.””
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “The surgeon shook his head.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOLD PROPOSAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
fearless and daring
From this reading A BOLD PROPOSAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Impossible, Mr. Carter!”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The surgeon shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The surgeon shook his head.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “Impossible, Mr. Carter!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
engage in
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Impossible, Mr. Carter!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading A BOLD PROPOSAL.
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
express in words
From this reading “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The surgeon shook his head.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The surgeon shook his head.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would be in a drawing-room on the Pullman, and every care would be taken to make the journey easy for him.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say he cannot travel to-day, doctor?”
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 138 May 1, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 120 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 138 May 1, 1915, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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