used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
a quantity of money
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
any thing at all
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
appropriatedverbUS /əˈproʊprieɪtɪd/
past form of “appropriate” — give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
balancedadjectiveUS /ˈbælənst/
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
bank-book
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From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
check-book
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From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
Dennis
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From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
depositverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪt/
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
GERTIE
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From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
HughesnounUS /hjuːz/
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
ten 10s
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
inspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
and nothing more
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
occurring by chance
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
McCarty
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From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
and nothing more
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
OrbitnounUS /ˈɔːrbət/
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
rangingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/
wandering freely
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
son-of-a-gun
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From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
suitedadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtɪd/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
sumsnounUS /sʌmz/
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
valetnounUS /væˈleɪ/
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “If the one hundred and fifty means his wages, he got mighty high ones,” Dennis remarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
at the time that
From this reading GERTIE When the inspector had left them McCarty and Dennis mounted to the apartment above and together looked over the bank-book and check-book appropriated from beneath the rug in Hughes’ room.
who'd
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From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
winningsnounUS /ˈwɪnɪŋz/
something won (especially money)
From this reading The money deposited during the month might be his winnings at the races or cards and he was a lucky son-of-a-gun, but he seems to have lived up to nearly every cent.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first showed a regular deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars on the first of every month with varying sums between, ranging from twenty to just under a hundred, but balanced it invariably revealed only a comparatively small amount on hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Still, Orbit looks like the kind who’d pay anything if he was suited and he said Hughes was a perfect valet, if you remember.
