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Chapter III
Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment. “Nicholas Carter!” he exclaimed; “the New York detective! Good gracious!” “Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly. “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good gracious!””
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.”
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Nicholas Carter!” he exclaimed; “the New York detective!
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From this reading “Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly.
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From this reading “Nicholas Carter!” he exclaimed; “the New York detective!
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good gracious!”
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From this reading Good gracious!”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nicholas Carter!” he exclaimed; “the New York detective!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nicholas Carter!” he exclaimed; “the New York detective!
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From this reading “Nicholas Carter!” he exclaimed; “the New York detective!
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
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From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Is it so very amazing?” the detective asked dryly.
at the time that
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nick Carter smiled amusedly when Frank Paulding, having fairly snatched the card and read it, straightened up in his chair and stared at him with almost ludicrous astonishment.
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From this reading “Yes, by Jove, it is,” said Paulding, pulling himself together.
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From this reading “Nicholas Carter!” he exclaimed; “the New York detective!
