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Chapter XXI
THE TRAIL VANISHES. Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly. Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little. Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register. He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
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From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
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From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
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From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
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From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
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From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
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From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
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From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
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From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
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From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
two people or things considered together
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
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From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
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From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
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From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
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From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
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From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
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From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL VANISHES.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grantley had arrived there at almost one o’clock in the morning and signed an assumed name on the register.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAIL VANISHES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAIL VANISHES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grantley’s trail vanished into thin air--or seemed to--very quickly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter and his assistants had comparatively little trouble in finding the hotel which the fugitive had patronized the night before, but their success amounted to little.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He brought a couple of heavy suit cases with him.
