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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 For a short space let us look upon another scene.
ahead
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
assistants
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bear
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
best
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bid
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
came
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Carleton
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
Carter
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Chick
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
clearly
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compelled
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comprehend
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detailing
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detective
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detective's
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discovered
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discussion
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
easy-chair
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
end
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engaged
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
evening
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
events
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
experienced
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
feet
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
hassock
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
head
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
histories
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
interests
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is one of the occasions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
just
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
knowledge
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later
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
Lynne
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
more
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
Nick
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
occasionally
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occasions
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From this reading This is one of the occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
Ordinarily
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
PARLORnounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading THE SPIDER’S PARLOR.
Patsy
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
pillow
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
read
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
reader
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
reads
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reclined
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
scene
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From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
space
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From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
SPIDER'S
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S PARLOR.
stay
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story
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
study
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER’S PARLOR.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
things
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From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is one of the occasions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
together
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From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a short space let us look upon another scene.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That same evening when Nick and Chick and Patsy were together in the study engaged in the discussion we have just read--and which we bid the reader to bear in mind--Carleton Lynne reclined in an easy-chair with a pillow behind his head and a hassock beneath his feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ordinarily we stay with the detective or his assistants from the beginning to the end of the Nick Carter histories, detailing the events just as he discovered them and experienced them; but occasionally, for the best interests of a story, and in order that the one who reads may comprehend it the more clearly, we are compelled to look ahead into things which came to the detective’s knowledge later on.
