Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

(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 Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

in an approving manner

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

a youthful male person

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

recognizable; marked

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

true confidential information

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "How did you do it?"

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From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "How did you do it?"

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

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From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "How did you do it?"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

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From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

go away from a place

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

engage in

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

to a great degree or extent

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

possessing material wealth

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Besides that, we own the land that'll make all hands rich."

a special situation

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

up to a particular time

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

not anticipated

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.

at the time that

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading Joe gave him all the details, and concluding with the interview between himself and Mr. Wright, said:

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "How did you do it?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL "You've done a big thing, my boy," Brace said, approvingly, when Fred's story was concluded, "an' it won't be long before we can bring Sam back to Farley's with not so much as a suspicion against him.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I didn't leave that night as I decided on; but went back to see poor Bill, an' your mother insisted I stay till mornin'.