used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her husband was a mechanic and made good money.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
accusednounUS /əˈkjuːzd/
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
didn't
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From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Her husband was a mechanic and made good money.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was a mechanic and made good money.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
how
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From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband was a mechanic and made good money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
go away from a place
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Her husband was a mechanic and made good money.
joined in matrimony
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
mechanicnounUS /məˈkænɪk/
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading Her husband was a mechanic and made good money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
believed likely
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
theftnounUS /θeft/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
precisely as stated
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INTO THE DEPTHS After I had taken this money from my sister I knew that I was suspected.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was accused of taking it, but I was getting hardened; I had lost my job through lying; I was getting tired of home; I didn't care very much how things went.
at the time that
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He liked me, and when the theft was discovered I went and put up with him, staying there until I made money enough to leave, then I got out.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading About this time my elder sister was married and moved to New York.
