Chapter 2 of The Stolen Brain is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Stolen Brain is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STARTLING INFORMATION. “There goes another, chief. That makes five so far. There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly. It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
Chapter 2 of The Stolen Brain is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”
possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “STARTLING INFORMATION.”
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 teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.”
In this reading “There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.”
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.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “There goes another, chief.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “There goes another, chief.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading That makes five so far.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading That makes five so far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “There goes another, chief.
the act of departing
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
a message received and understood
From this reading STARTLING INFORMATION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading That makes five so far.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That makes five so far.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading STARTLING INFORMATION.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That makes five so far.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There goes another, chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
which person or people
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
Chapter 2 of The Stolen Brain by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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