Chapter VII
NICK’S SHREWD DEDUCTION. Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest. “B. Ardley.” Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind. He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
Nick Carter Stories No. 158, September 18, 1915
Chapter VII
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NICK’S
SHREWD
DEDUCTION.
Nick
Carter
read
the
distant
sign
with
only
indifferent
interest.
“B.
Ardley.”
Then,
like
a
flash,
the
phonetic
significance
of
it
arose
in
his
mind.
He
asked
himself
how
it
would
sound
if
uttered
aloud.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Nick Carter Stories No. 158, September 18, 1915
Chapter VII
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
NICK’S
SHREWD
DEDUCTION.
Line 2
Nick
Carter
read
the
distant
sign
with
only
indifferent
interest.
Line 3
“B.
Ardley.”
Line 4
Then,
like
a
flash,
the
phonetic
significance
of
it
arose
in
his
mind.
Line 5
He
asked
himself
how
it
would
sound
if
uttered
aloud.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.”
Distant
adjective
US /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading “Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.”
Uttered
noun
US /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.”
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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 Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
aloud
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From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
Ardley
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From this reading “B. Ardley.”
arose
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From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
B
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From this reading “B. Ardley.”
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
DEDUCTION
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From this reading NICK’S SHREWD DEDUCTION.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
flash
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From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
how
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From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
indifferent
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From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
interest
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From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
like
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From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
NICK'S
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From this reading NICK’S SHREWD DEDUCTION.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
only
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From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
phonetic
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From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
read
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From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
SHREWD
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From this reading NICK’S SHREWD DEDUCTION.
sign
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From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
significance
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From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
sound
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From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
Then
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From this reading Then, like a flash, the phonetic significance of it arose in his mind.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nick Carter read the distant sign with only indifferent interest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He asked himself how it would sound if uttered aloud.