used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
assortmentnounUS /əˈsɔːrtmənt/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
batteriesnounUS /ˈbætəriz/
plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
bulbsnounUS /bʌlbz/
plural of “bulb” — a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
coilsnounUS /kɔɪlz/
plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
flashlightnounUS /ˈflæʃlaɪt/
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
hideoutnounUS /ˈhaɪdaʊt/
a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
itemsnounUS /ˈaɪtəmz/
plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
lensnounUS /lenz/
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
SETSnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
shutternounUS /ˈʃʌtər/
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading In a leather bag he carried a strange assortment of items.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He headed straight for the big, shadowy, abandoned house.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
typesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
at the time that
From this reading JIMMIE SETS A TRAP It was well after dark when he set out from his home that night.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An old camera with a good lens and shutter, coils of wire, some dry batteries, flashlight and flash bulbs were mingled with various types of tools.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had John been at the hideout he most surely would have passed that way and taken him along.
