Chapter XIII
THE LAYING OF THE GHOST. Nick Carter stepped to the doorway, and called aloud: “Ho, Chick! Come here!” A moment later there were steps along the lower hall, and Chick entered the room where now all were eagerly awaiting him.
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Chapter XIII
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THE
LAYING
OF
THE
GHOST.
Nick
Carter
stepped
to
the
doorway,
and
called
aloud:
“Ho,
Chick!
Come
here!”
A
moment
later
there
were
steps
along
the
lower
hall,
and
Chick
entered
the
room
where
now
all
were
eagerly
awaiting
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LAYING
OF
THE
GHOST.
Line 2
Nick
Carter
stepped
to
the
doorway,
and
called
aloud:
Line 3
“Ho,
Chick!
Line 4
Come
here!”
/come here/
Line 5
A
moment
later
there
were
steps
along
the
lower
hall,
and
Chick
entered
the
room
where
now
all
were
eagerly
awaiting
him.
Learner Dictionary
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Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A moment later there were steps along the lower hall, and Chick entered the room where now all were eagerly awaiting him.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here!””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here!””
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
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aloud
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From this reading Nick Carter stepped to the doorway, and called aloud:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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awaiting
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called
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From this reading Nick Carter stepped to the doorway, and called aloud:
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter stepped to the doorway, and called aloud:
Chick
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From this reading “Ho, Chick!
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come here!”
doorway
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eagerly
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entered
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GHOST
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From this reading THE LAYING OF THE GHOST.
hall
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come here!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Ho
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From this reading “Ho, Chick!
later
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LAYING
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From this reading THE LAYING OF THE GHOST.
lower
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moment
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Nick
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now
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAYING OF THE GHOST.
room
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stepped
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steps
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAYING OF THE GHOST.
there
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick Carter stepped to the doorway, and called aloud:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A moment later there were steps along the lower hall, and Chick entered the room where now all were eagerly awaiting him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A moment later there were steps along the lower hall, and Chick entered the room where now all were eagerly awaiting him.