used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
anew
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
crib-cracking
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From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
house-breakers
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From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
how
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From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
of great significance or value
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
JEOPARDYnounUS /ˈdʒepərdi/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading OUT OF JEOPARDY.
and nothing more
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
immediately past
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
leaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
engage in
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
not any; not one
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF JEOPARDY.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
and nothing more
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF JEOPARDY.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
term of address for a man
From this reading No, sir!
the season of growth
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because of that
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spring guns was just one too many to suit my taste.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading This was my first experience in the art of "crib-cracking," and if I could only get safely out of this I felt that I should be perfectly contented to have it my last as well as my first.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were in a fix of the worst possible description, and I felt at that minute that no matter how important a capture I might expect to make thereby, I would never again put myself in seeming league with house-breakers.
