Chapter V
THE ESCAPE. How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought. This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket. “Stop! Hands up!”
The Man Without a Conscience
Chapter V
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THE
ESCAPE.
How
to
get
the
best
of
the
highwayman
was
Nick
Carter’s
second
thought.
This
did
not
look
to
be
easy,
yet
Nick’s
hand
instinctively
went
toward
his
hip
pocket.
“Stop!
Hands
up!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
ESCAPE.
Line 2
How
to
get
the
best
of
the
highwayman
was
Nick
Carter’s
second
thought.
Line 3
This
did
not
look
to
be
easy,
yet
Nick’s
hand
instinctively
went
toward
his
hip
pocket.
Line 4
“Stop!
Line 5
Hands
up!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Hands up!””
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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best
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Carter's
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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easy
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ESCAPE
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From this reading THE ESCAPE.
get
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hand
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Handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hands up!”
highwayman
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hip
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From this reading This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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How
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instinctively
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Nick
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Nick's
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From this reading This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought.
pocket
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second
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From this reading How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought.
Stop
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From this reading “Stop!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.
up
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From this reading Hands up!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How to get the best of the highwayman was Nick Carter’s second thought.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This did not look to be easy, yet Nick’s hand instinctively went toward his hip pocket.