Chapter 11 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAWLEY’S CONTRIBUTION. “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message. “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?” “I think not,” the editor replied. “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
Chapter 11 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading ““Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.”
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading ““Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.”
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading ““You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?””
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
From this reading “HAWLEY’S CONTRIBUTION.”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading ““But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?””
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading ““Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading ““I think not,” the editor replied.”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading ““Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.”
In this reading ““You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?””
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading ““Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.”
In this reading ““But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?””
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 “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
a boy or man
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
From this reading HAWLEY’S CONTRIBUTION.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “I think not,” the editor replied.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWLEY’S CONTRIBUTION.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I think not,” the editor replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I think not,” the editor replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “You haven’t committed a murder, or any crime of a serious nature, have you?”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think not,” the editor replied.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Thanks, old man,” said the Camera Chap to Carroll, as the boy went off to deliver this message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But I hope this defiance of the police won’t get you into any trouble?”
Chapter 11 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 11 holds 167 sentences of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915 by Nicholas (House name) Carter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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