used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
(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 A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND MRS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
for the reason that
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
burglarynounUS /ˈbɜːrɡləri/
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
diamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
hadn't
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From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
haulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
jewelsnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
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 SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AND MRS.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
Phillips's
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From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
a special situation
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SMITH._ It was a long time before I got over the burglary at the Hall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was a most daring thing, and the detective that came down from London, said it was the work of an old hand.
wretches
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nice haul the wretches had made, though they hadn’t got all Mrs. Phillips’s diamonds and jewels, because, it seems, the best had been sent to the bank, but they had taken a lot that were in her room, and valuable plate and things, and got clean away with everything.
