used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
agreementnounUS /əˈɡriːmənt/
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
balkverbUS /bɔːk/
refuse to comply
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
divisible by two
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
Garrity
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From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
someone who hunts game
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
jawsnounUS /dʒɔːz/
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
immediately past
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
liberaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəl/
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
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 THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
organizedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
remorselessadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɔːrsləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
representativesnounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz/
plural of “representative” — a person who represents others
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
squirmverbUS /skwɜːrm/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
Stillman
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From this reading Stillman was there.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
syndicatenounUS /ˈsɪndɪkət/
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
carry out
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
TESTnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Stillman was there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
TwistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Twist and squirm as he might, the jaws of that trap held him fast.
unscrupulousadjectiveUS /ənˈskruːpjələs/
without scruples or principles
From this reading THE TEST OF MYSTERIOUS JONES The unscrupulous Garrity had long been a menace to organized baseball, but such efforts as had been made to jar him loose from it had failed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last, however, like a remorseless hunter, he was caught in a trap of his own setting.
at the time that
From this reading Even when the representatives of a syndicate met him by agreement to take the team over at a liberal price, he showed a disposition to balk.
