used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
(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 THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
ambulancenounUS /ˈæmbjələns/
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What did you do?" asked Patty.
BAZAARnounUS /bəˈzɑːr/
a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
Bertha
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From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
didn't
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From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What did you do?" asked Patty.
to or in any or all places
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
flagsnounUS /flæɡz/
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
set up or found
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
HepworthnounUS /ˈhepwərθ/
British sculptor (1902-1975)
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
How
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From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
NATIONSnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading "What did you do?" asked Patty.
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
cut with a saw
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you do?" asked Patty.
at the time that
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
a Caucasian
From this reading And so I got a field glass and looked all around, and though I thought I saw your white flags fluttering.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, nothing much," said Mr. Hepworth, "I just tried to account for the various boats, and when I found one was missing, I thought you must have gone on the water somewhere.
Winthrop
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From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BAZAAR OF ALL NATIONS "How did you know where we were?" said Bertha to her brother.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We didn't know," said Winthrop, "but after we had hunted everywhere, and put a squad of policemen on your track, and got out the fire department, and sent for an ambulance, Hepworth, here, did a little detective work on his own account."
