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Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915
Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915 is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE HOUSE OF FEAR.
"But what’s your game?
What’s the big idea, Nick?
What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
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Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915 is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE HOUSE OF FEAR.
/ðə haʊs ʌv fɪr/
Line 2
"But what’s your game?
Line 3
What’s the big idea, Nick?
Line 4
What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
Line 5
Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

Learner Dictionary

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.

arresting adjective US /ərˈestɪŋ/

commanding attention

From this reading “What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"”

assistants noun US /əˈsɪstənts/

plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.”

Badger verb US /ˈbædʒər/

annoy persistently

From this reading “What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"”

Carter noun US /ˈkɑːrtər/

Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

From this reading “Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.”

Chick noun US /tʃɪk/

young bird especially of domestic fowl

From this reading “Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.”

derived adjective US /dərˈaɪvd/

formed or developed from something else; not original

From this reading “What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"”

notorious adjective US /noʊˈtɔːriəs/

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading “Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.”

Patsy noun US /ˈpætsi/

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading “Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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encounter with verb + particle

In this reading “Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.”

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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 What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

arrestingadjectiveUS /ərˈestɪŋ/

commanding attention

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

assistantsnounUS /əˈsɪstənts/

plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

BadgerverbUS /ˈbædʒər/

annoy persistently

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading What’s the big idea, Nick?

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But what’s your game?

CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/

Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/

young bird especially of domestic fowl

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

derivedadjectiveUS /dərˈaɪvd/

formed or developed from something else; not original

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

come together

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

FEARverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading "But what’s your game?

gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/

an association of criminals

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

Garvan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

Gaston

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

Goulard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

HOUSEnounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading What’s the big idea, Nick?

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

NickverbUS /nɪk/

cut slightly, with a razor

From this reading What’s the big idea, Nick?

notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

queennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

Sadie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

what's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "But what’s your game?

whilom

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But what’s your game?

Chapter 4 of Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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.

What does chapter 4 of Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915 contain?

Chapter 4 holds 226 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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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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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