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A Battle for Right
A Battle for Right

Chapter XXXVII

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WHERE THEY FOUND HIM.
Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.
“Where is he?”
“In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.
“As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Battle for Right

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WHERE THEY FOUND HIM.
/wer ðeɪ found hɪm/
Line 2
Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.
Line 3
“Where is he?”
/wer ɪz hiː/
Line 4
“In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.
Line 5
“As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading ““As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.”

FOUND noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WHERE THEY FOUND HIM.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ““As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.”

Powers noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

Bessie

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

Billings

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From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

bolted

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

came

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From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

car

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

Carter

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

Chick

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

congenial

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

coolly

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From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

dining

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From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

FOUNDnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WHERE THEY FOUND HIM.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Where is he?”

helping

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

HIMpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WHERE THEY FOUND HIM.

house

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Where is he?”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

jumped

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

Lampton

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From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

leaving

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

locked

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From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

Louden

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From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

Nick

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

others

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From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

out

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

PowersnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

reported

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From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

room

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From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.

shoved

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From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

Silvius

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

snooping

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From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

soon

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From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

task

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From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WHERE THEY FOUND HIM.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Nick Carter jumped out of the car, leaving to Chick the congenial task of helping out Bessie Silvius, and bolted into the house.

up

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From this reading “As soon as he came snooping up, I shoved him in with Louden Powers and Lampton, and let them have it out between them.

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading WHERE THEY FOUND HIM.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “In the dining room, locked in with the others,” reported Billings coolly.