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Kate plus 10
Kate plus 10

Chapter I

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BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.
“I’m always meeting you.”
I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.
Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.
Other eyes watched Michael IV.
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Kate plus 10

Chapter I

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.
Line 2
“I’m always meeting you.”
Line 3
I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.
Line 4
Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.
Line 5
Other eyes watched Michael IV.

Learner Dictionary

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Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.

always

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From this reading “I’m always meeting you.”

Author

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From this reading BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.

Candle

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caption

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Clue

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EDGAR

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Eighty-three

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From this reading I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.

etc

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eyes

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From this reading Other eyes watched Michael IV.

fp

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hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.

I'm

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From this reading “I’m always meeting you.”

II

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From this reading I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.

III

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From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

image

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img

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IV

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From this reading Other eyes watched Michael IV.

jpg

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Kate

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meeting

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From this reading “I’m always meeting you.”

Michael

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From this reading Other eyes watched Michael IV.

Mike

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From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

murmured

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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.

Other

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From this reading Other eyes watched Michael IV.

pearls

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From this reading I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.

said

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From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

say

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From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

string

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From this reading I. Eighty-three pearls on a string II.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.

there

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From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

Twisted

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WALLACE

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mike said nothing--there was nothing to say III.

watched

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From this reading Other eyes watched Michael IV.

Why

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From this reading BY EDGAR WALLACE _Author of “The Clue of the Twisted Candle,” etc._ image: img_fp.jpg caption: “Why, Kate!” he murmured.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I’m always meeting you.”