used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
can't
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From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
copnounUS /kɑːp/
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
true confidential information
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
to or in any or all places
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She wouldn't go too near the river," the woman sobbed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
I've
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From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
the force of workers available
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "She wouldn't go too near the river," the woman sobbed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
on one occasion
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
Ramirez
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From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
RiversidenounUS /ˈrɪvərsaɪd/
the bank of a river
From this reading I had already ordered extra men put on the Riverside and Central Park details, but a cop can't be everywhere at once.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've got the rest of the boys beating the brush between here and the river," Officer Ramirez said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "She wouldn't go too near the river," the woman sobbed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
a special situation
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "She wouldn't go too near the river," the woman sobbed.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "She might have gone down one of the paths on the other side of the wall."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the same thing that had happened a few days before.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "She wouldn't go too near the river," the woman sobbed.
wouldn't
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From this reading "She wouldn't go too near the river," the woman sobbed.
