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The Stolen Brain

Chapter II

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STARTLING INFORMATION.
“There goes another, chief.
That makes five so far.
There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Stolen Brain

Chapter II

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
STARTLING INFORMATION.
Line 2
“There goes another, chief.
Line 3
That makes five so far.
Line 4
There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.
Line 5
It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““There goes another, chief.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.”

All words in this reading · 41

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addressed

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There goes another, chief.

assistant

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

Carter's

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

chief

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From this reading “There goes another, chief.

declared

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

detective

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

excitedly

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

far

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From this reading That makes five so far.

five

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From this reading That makes five so far.

Garvan

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

goes

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From this reading “There goes another, chief.

going

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

INFORMATION

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From this reading STARTLING INFORMATION.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

makes

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From this reading That makes five so far.

man

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

New

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

Nick

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

Patsy

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

second

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That makes five so far.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

STARTLING

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From this reading STARTLING INFORMATION.

surely

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That makes five so far.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

There

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From this reading “There goes another, chief.

to-night

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

window

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.

York

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From this reading It was Patsy Garvan, Nick Carter’s second assistant, and he who was addressed was the great New York detective himself.

young

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From this reading There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the window declared excitedly.