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Chapter XIII
GETTING INTO ACTION. Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police. Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made. “Chick,” said the detective, “I am in the private office of the chief, here. Where are you?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Chick,” said the detective, “I am in the private office of the chief, here.”
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From this reading GETTING INTO ACTION.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Chick,” said the detective, “I am in the private office of the chief, here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Chick,” said the detective, “I am in the private office of the chief, here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GETTING INTO ACTION.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chick,” said the detective, “I am in the private office of the chief, here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Chick,” said the detective, “I am in the private office of the chief, here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GETTING INTO ACTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Chick,” said the detective, “I am in the private office of the chief, here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick Carter was at the telephone in the private office of the chief of the local police.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick was at the other end of the wire, and the connection had just been made.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you?”
