Chapter X
A PLOT WELL FOILED. The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news. He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise. “Good!” said Nick Carter. “Where did the fellow lead you?”
The Plot That Failed
Chapter X
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A
PLOT
WELL
FOILED.
The
next
day
Tambourine
Jack
came
to
Nick
with
a
budget
full
of
news.
He
had
been
shadowing
Elmer
Greer
and
had
seen
him
with
Louise.
“Good!”
said
Nick
Carter.
“Where
did
the
fellow
lead
you?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
PLOT
WELL
FOILED.
Line 2
The
next
day
Tambourine
Jack
came
to
Nick
with
a
budget
full
of
news.
Line 3
He
had
been
shadowing
Elmer
Greer
and
had
seen
him
with
Louise.
Line 4
“Good!”
said
Nick
Carter.
Line 5
“Where
did
the
fellow
lead
you?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good!” said Nick Carter.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.”
Shadowing
noun
US /ˈʃæd.oʊ.ɪŋ/
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading “He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.”
WELL
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A PLOT WELL FOILED.”
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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 A PLOT WELL FOILED.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
budget
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
came
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
Carter
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From this reading “Good!” said Nick Carter.
day
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
Elmer
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From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
fellow
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From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
FOILED
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From this reading A PLOT WELL FOILED.
full
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!” said Nick Carter.
Greer
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From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
Jack
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
lead
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From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
Louise
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From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
news
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
Nick
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
PLOT
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From this reading A PLOT WELL FOILED.
said
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From this reading “Good!” said Nick Carter.
seen
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From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
shadowingnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ.ɪŋ/
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading He had been shadowing Elmer Greer and had seen him with Louise.
Tambourine
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From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
WELL
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From this reading A PLOT WELL FOILED.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day Tambourine Jack came to Nick with a budget full of news.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where did the fellow lead you?”