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Chapter XXIII
FOLLOWING A THEORY. Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye. It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed. It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named. Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.”
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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 FOLLOWING A THEORY.
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From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
later than; following
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
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From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
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From this reading Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
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From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
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From this reading Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
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From this reading Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
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From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
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From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
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From this reading Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
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From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
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From this reading FOLLOWING A THEORY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
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From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
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From this reading Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
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From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
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From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
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From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
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From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
above and across; more than
From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
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From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
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From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nick Carter could drive any kind of a car, and so could Chick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
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From this reading FOLLOWING A THEORY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was painted red, and had the squat, sprawled-out appearance of the ill-omened thing after which it was named.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nick looked the machine over with a critical eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an ordinary, two-thousand-dollar, single-cylinder, American-made car, and looked as though it might be able to work up considerable speed.
