used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
(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 PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Suddenly the telephone bell broke the stillness.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
lacking funds
From this reading Suddenly the telephone bell broke the stillness.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
criminalsnounUS /ˈkrɪmənəlz/
plural of “criminal” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
dauntlessadjective
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading It made Josie, the dauntless, jump.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
how
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From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
Josie
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From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It made Josie, the dauntless, jump.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
KIDNAPEDverbUS /ˈkɪdnæpt/
past form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
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 “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made Josie, the dauntless, jump.
used to form the superlative
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Stuff and nonsense--this time o’ night!
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Stuff and nonsense--this time o’ night!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Stuff and nonsense--this time o’ night!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
a human being
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading Suddenly the telephone bell broke the stillness.
plural of “story” — 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 PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
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 PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Stuff and nonsense--this time o’ night!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the telephone bell broke the stillness.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Suddenly the telephone bell broke the stillness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Stuff and nonsense--this time o’ night!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
unlikelyadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪkli/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PHILIP IS KIDNAPED The detective story ended, as all good detective stories do, with the mystery solved, the criminals brought to justice and the most unlikely person in it rounded up as the villain.
produce a literary work
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “Good enough, but I could write a better one if I had time and paper and knew how to write,” yawned Josie.
