Chapter 22 of The Plot That Failed is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Plot That Failed is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS. Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there. The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?” “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter. How has it been here?”
Chapter 22 of The Plot That Failed is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 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 “Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.”
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading “NEW DEVELOPMENTS.”
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading “The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?””
a movement into or inward
From this reading “Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?””
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?””
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading ““Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.”
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In this reading “NEW DEVELOPMENTS.”
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any thing at all
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How has it been here?”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
the central area or commercial center of a town or city
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
a movement into or inward
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
set up or found
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How has it been here?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading How has it been here?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How has it been here?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How has it been here?”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
not in physical motion
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
(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 The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
Chapter 22 of The Plot That Failed by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 22 holds 298 sentences of The Plot That Failed, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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