used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
adventured
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From this reading The inspector adventured into psychology.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
Beresford's
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From this reading Beresford's report on this young man was in his favor.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
promote over another
From this reading Beresford's report on this young man was in his favor.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
inspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The inspector adventured into psychology.
iron-graynoun
the color of freshly broken cast iron
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
LEAFnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
MacleodnounUS /məˈklaʊd/
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Beresford's report on this young man was in his favor.
the force of workers available
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
MORSEnounUS /mɔːrs/
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
North-Westadverb
to, toward, or in the northwest
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
and nothing more
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
psychologynounUS /saɪˈkɑːlədʒi/
the science of mental life
From this reading The inspector adventured into psychology.
on the contrary
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
reflectivelyadverb
in a reflective manner
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Beresford's report on this young man was in his favor.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
soldierlyadjective
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
strokedverbUS /stroʊkt/
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beresford's report on this young man was in his favor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading C.N. MORSE TURNS OVER A LEAF The North-West Mounted Police had authority not only to arrest, but to try and to sentence prisoners.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
whiskey-running
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From this reading As he understood it, his business was to stop whiskey-running rather than to send men to jail.
which person or people
From this reading The soldierly inspector who sat in judgment on Morse at Fort Macleod heard the evidence and stroked an iron-gray mustache reflectively.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Beresford's report on this young man was in his favor.
