Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY. “Nick Carter will solve the mystery. No crime is too deep for him. He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals. He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading ““Nick Carter will solve the mystery.”
hound or harry relentlessly
From this reading “He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.”
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading ““Nick Carter will solve the mystery.”
United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)
From this reading “He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.”
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.”
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 ““Nick Carter will solve the mystery.”
search and discover through persistent investigation
In this reading “He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.”
trace
In this reading “He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.”
In this reading “He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.”
In this reading “No crime is too deep for him.”
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 MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Nick Carter will solve the mystery.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading No crime is too deep for him.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading No crime is too deep for him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
hound or harry relentlessly
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No crime is too deep for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No crime is too deep for him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No crime is too deep for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Nick Carter will solve the mystery.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick Carter will solve the mystery.
not any; not one
From this reading No crime is too deep for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “Nick Carter will solve the mystery.
United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
carry out
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nick Carter will solve the mystery.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading No crime is too deep for him.
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He’ll ferret out the truth and run down the rascals.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Nick Carter will solve the mystery.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He will recover your lost treasures, too, Mr. Strickland, one and all of them, take my word for it.
Chapter 2 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 174 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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