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Nick Carter Stories No. 140, May 15, 1915
Nick Carter Stories No. 140, May 15, 1915

Chapter I

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_Issued Weekly.
Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.
Copyright, 1915, by_ STREET & SMITH.
_O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.
(_Postage Free._) Single Copies or Back Numbers, 5c.
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Nick Carter Stories No. 140, May 15, 1915

Chapter I

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_Issued Weekly.
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Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.
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Copyright, 1915, by_ STREET & SMITH.
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_O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.
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(_Postage Free._) Single Copies or Back Numbers, 5c.

Learner Dictionary

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Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “(_Postage Free._) Single Copies or Back Numbers, 5c.”

Issued noun US /issued/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

All words in this reading · 41

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1915

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From this reading Copyright, 1915, by_ STREET & SMITH.

5

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79

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

89

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

Ave

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

Back

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

C

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From this reading _O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.

CARTER

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Copies

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Copyright

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From this reading Copyright, 1915, by_ STREET & SMITH.

Entered

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

FreeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading (_Postage Free._) Single Copies or Back Numbers, 5c.

G

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From this reading _O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.

IssuednounUS /issued/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Issued Weekly.

Mail

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From this reading _O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.

Matter

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

New

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

NICK

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Numbers

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O

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Office

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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Post

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

Postage

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Proprietors

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From this reading _O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.

Second-class

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

Seventh

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

Single

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SMITH

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

STORIES

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STREET

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

Subscribers

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From this reading _O. G. Smith and G. C. Smith, Proprietors._ Terms to NICK CARTER STORIES Mail Subscribers.

Terms

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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 Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

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Weekly

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From this reading _Issued Weekly.

York

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From this reading Entered as Second-class Matter at the New York Post Office, by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Ave., New York.