used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
arrestingadjectiveUS /ərˈestɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
assistantsnounUS /əˈsɪstənts/
plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
BadgerverbUS /ˈbædʒər/
annoy persistently
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What’s the big idea, Nick?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what’s your game?
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
derivedadjectiveUS /dərˈaɪvd/
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
obtain
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "But what’s your game?
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
Garvan
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From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
Gaston
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From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
Goulard
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From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What’s the big idea, Nick?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading What’s the big idea, Nick?
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
Sadie
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From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF FEAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
what's
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From this reading "But what’s your game?
whilom
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From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nick Carter was at breakfast with his two chief assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, on the morning following his encounter with Gaston Goulard and the whilom queen of the notorious Badger gang.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What more do you expect to gain than you would have derived from arresting Sadie Badger and sending her up for a prison sentence?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But what’s your game?
