Chapter XV
SHADOWS AND SHADOWED. “Thundering guns!” muttered Patsy. “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.” Chick Carter gazed in the direction indicated. The two detectives were comfortably seated on a log in the midst of a cluster of shrubbery.
The Man Without a Conscience
Chapter XV
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SHADOWS
AND
SHADOWED.
“Thundering
guns!”
muttered
Patsy.
“He’d
be
an
ugly
cur
to
meet
in
the
dark.”
Chick
Carter
gazed
in
the
direction
indicated.
The
two
detectives
were
comfortably
seated
on
a
log
in
the
midst
of
a
cluster
of
shrubbery.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SHADOWS
AND
SHADOWED.
Line 2
“Thundering
guns!”
muttered
Patsy.
Line 3
“He’d
be
an
ugly
cur
to
meet
in
the
dark.”
Line 4
Chick
Carter
gazed
in
the
direction
indicated.
Line 5
The
two
detectives
were
comfortably
seated
on
a
log
in
the
midst
of
a
cluster
of
shrubbery.
Learner Dictionary
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Muttered
verb
US /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ““Thundering guns!” muttered Patsy.”
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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 The two detectives were comfortably seated on a log in the midst of a cluster of shrubbery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHADOWS AND SHADOWED.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.”
Carter
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From this reading Chick Carter gazed in the direction indicated.
Chick
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cluster
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comfortably
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cur
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dark
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detectives
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direction
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From this reading Chick Carter gazed in the direction indicated.
gazed
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From this reading Chick Carter gazed in the direction indicated.
guns
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He'd
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From this reading “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.”
indicated
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From this reading Chick Carter gazed in the direction indicated.
log
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meet
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midst
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mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Thundering guns!” muttered Patsy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two detectives were comfortably seated on a log in the midst of a cluster of shrubbery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two detectives were comfortably seated on a log in the midst of a cluster of shrubbery.
Patsy
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From this reading “Thundering guns!” muttered Patsy.
seated
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SHADOWED
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From this reading SHADOWS AND SHADOWED.
SHADOWS
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From this reading SHADOWS AND SHADOWED.
shrubbery
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From this reading The two detectives were comfortably seated on a log in the midst of a cluster of shrubbery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.”
Thundering
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From this reading “Thundering guns!” muttered Patsy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.”
two
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From this reading The two detectives were comfortably seated on a log in the midst of a cluster of shrubbery.
ugly
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From this reading “He’d be an ugly cur to meet in the dark.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two detectives were comfortably seated on a log in the midst of a cluster of shrubbery.