Chapter II
HOW THE END CAME. “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur. “It may be a live one.” “I’m onto it, chief.” “Onto it, eh?
Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915
Chapter II
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HOW
THE
END
CAME.
“Slow
down,
Danny,
and
look
out
for
that
wire,”
said
Nick
Carter
to
his
chauffeur.
“It
may
be
a
live
one.”
“I’m
onto
it,
chief.”
“Onto
it,
eh?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HOW
THE
END
CAME.
Line 2
“Slow
down,
Danny,
and
look
out
for
that
wire,”
said
Nick
Carter
to
his
chauffeur.
Line 3
“It
may
be
a
live
one.”
Line 4
“I’m
onto
it,
chief.”
Line 5
“Onto
it,
eh?
Learner Dictionary
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Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be a live one.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““It may be a live one.””
Onto
preposition
US /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading ““I’m onto it, chief.””
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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 “It may be a live one.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
CAME
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Carter
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chauffeur
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chief
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From this reading “I’m onto it, chief.”
Danny
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down
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From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
eh
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From this reading “Onto it, eh?
END
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE END CAME.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m onto it, chief.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
live
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From this reading “It may be a live one.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
Nick
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From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It may be a live one.”
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “I’m onto it, chief.”
out
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From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
said
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From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
Slow
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From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE END CAME.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.
wire
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From this reading “Slow down, Danny, and look out for that wire,” said Nick Carter to his chauffeur.