Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 152, August 7, 1915 is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 152, August 7, 1915 is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TALE OF BURGLARS. “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?” “Yes, Carter. Three times that I know of. He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 152, August 7, 1915 is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 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.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “He may have got in oftener for aught I know.””
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading ““You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?””
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading ““You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?””
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading “A TALE OF BURGLARS.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading ““Yes, Carter.”
more often or more frequently
From this reading “He may have got in oftener for aught I know.””
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “A TALE OF BURGLARS.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading ““You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?””
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.
by a factor of three
In this reading ““You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?””
In this reading “He may have got in oftener for aught I know.””
get involved in or with
In this reading ““You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?””
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 TALE OF BURGLARS.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading A TALE OF BURGLARS.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Yes, Carter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three times that I know of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Three times that I know of.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALE OF BURGLARS.
more often or more frequently
From this reading He may have got in oftener for aught I know.”
express in words
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TALE OF BURGLARS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three times that I know of.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Carter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say this burglar has got into your bedroom three times?”
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 152, August 7, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 158 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 152, August 7, 1915, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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