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Chapter IV
THE MAN FROM MEXICO. Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit. He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him. “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted. “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““More than half a million dollars are at stake.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading ““You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
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From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
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From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
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From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
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From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
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From this reading “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
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From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
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From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN FROM MEXICO.
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From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
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From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
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From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
demanded something firmly
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN FROM MEXICO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN FROM MEXICO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
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From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “More than half a million dollars are at stake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN FROM MEXICO.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter hastened to join Patsy and Frank Mantell, pausing at the latter’s touring car to learn the occasion for his visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not long to wait, for Mantell hardly took time to greet him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must throw up this murder case, Nick; you really must, and take on a matter in which I am desperately interested,” he forcibly insisted.
