used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading "They will never let me go alive.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
the lower side of anything
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
cementnounUS /səˈment/
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
drainverbUS /dreɪn/
flow off gradually
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
set up or found
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
coins made of gold
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will try."
identificationnounUS /aɪˌdentəfəˈkeɪʃən/
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "They will never let me go alive.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
engage in
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They will never let me go alive.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "They will never let me go alive.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
in the near future
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
trapdoor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I will try."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Make the men understand that to get the gold they must drain the pool and raise a trapdoor in the cement bottom.
at the time that
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will try."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An identification from me would send them all to prison for life."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ask to be taken with the men when they go there tonight and demand that you be given your freedom as soon as the gold is found."
