Chapter XXI
AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE. “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself. “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand. We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow. “He told you to dose me, did he?”
Toying with fate
Chapter XXI
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AN
INCORRUPTIBLE
DETECTIVE.
“Ha,
ha,”
laughed
Nick
to
himself.
“So
Mr.
Lamont
is
playing
a
nice
little
hand.
We’ll
see
about
it,”
and
then
he
turned
his
attention
again
to
the
man
he
had
in
tow.
“He
told
you
to
dose
me,
did
he?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AN
INCORRUPTIBLE
DETECTIVE.
Line 2
“Ha,
ha,”
laughed
Nick
to
himself.
Line 3
“So
Mr.
Lamont
is
playing
a
nice
little
hand.
Line 4
We’ll
see
about
it,”
and
then
he
turned
his
attention
again
to
the
man
he
had
in
tow.
Line 5
“He
told
you
to
dose
me,
did
he?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He told you to dose me, did he?””
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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 “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
attention
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From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
dose
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From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
Ha
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From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
hand
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From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
INCORRUPTIBLE
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From this reading AN INCORRUPTIBLE DETECTIVE.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
Lamont
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From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
laughed
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From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
man
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From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
Mr
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From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
nice
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From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
Nick
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From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
playing
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From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
see
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From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So Mr. Lamont is playing a nice little hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
then
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From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ha, ha,” laughed Nick to himself.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”
tow
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From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
turned
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From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
We'll
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From this reading We’ll see about it,” and then he turned his attention again to the man he had in tow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He told you to dose me, did he?”