Chapter 10 of The Plot That Failed is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Plot That Failed is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PLOT WELL FOILED. The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news. He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise. “Good!” said Nick Carter. “Where did the fellow lead you?”
Chapter 10 of The Plot That Failed is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading “The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading ““Good!” said Nick Carter.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “A PLOT WELL FOILED.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading ““Where did the fellow lead you?””
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “A PLOT WELL FOILED.”
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading “He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.”
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
From this reading “The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.”
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 “The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PLOT WELL FOILED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Good!” said Nick Carter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
a boy or man
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading A PLOT WELL FOILED.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good!” said Nick Carter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading A PLOT WELL FOILED.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good!” said Nick Carter.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A PLOT WELL FOILED.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
Chapter 10 of The Plot That Failed by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 10 holds 100 sentences of The Plot That Failed, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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