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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INTO A TRAP.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
announcement
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
any
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From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
assertion
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
attempt
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
aware
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
better
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From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
Carter
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
criminals
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From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
crooks
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From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
detective's
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
fact
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
Floyd
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
going
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
haunts
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From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
hopeless
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
hunt
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
incentive
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO A TRAP.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
keeping
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
knew
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From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
like
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
man
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
million
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
New
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
Nick
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
novice
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
out
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
police
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
potent
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
presumably
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
resort
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From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
seek
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From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
seem
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
sight
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
sometimes
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From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
sounded
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
still-hunt
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
Stuart
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
TRAP
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From this reading INTO A TRAP.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
underworld
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From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
up
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
vain
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
vaunting
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
versed
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From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
wanted
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
ways
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From this reading None knew better than Nick Carter, however, the underworld and the ways of its crooks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nick did not seek Floyd in any of the haunts to which such criminals sometimes resort.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To one not versed in the detective’s art, the announcement of Nick Carter that he was going on a still-hunt after Stuart Floyd would have sounded like a vain and vaunting assertion.
York
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From this reading To hunt up one man among the million in New York, a man presumably aware of the fact that he was wanted by the police, and therefore having a potent incentive to keeping out of sight--to attempt to hunt up such a man would seem to a novice a vain and hopeless undertaking.
