used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
(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 If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
from appearances alone
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
for the reason that
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
bribedverbUS /braɪbd/
past form of “bribe” — make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
dearly loved
From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
drugsnounUS /drʌɡz/
plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
at any time
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
and nothing more
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
Lottie
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From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
held dear
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
engage in
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
not any; not one
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
and nothing more
From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
cut with a saw
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
scarsnounUS /skɑːrz/
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading "'Dear Lottie, I have only now solved the mystery.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'The handsome man disappeared the same day, and he never came back, but he left no letter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One went away because he saw me, the other one because he saw his rival apparently granted the interview refused to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he ever loved me at all, he was in love with my face; the other man loved me.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading My sometime nurse has just confessed that the night the letter was written the other man came to the house, like a thief, he had bribed her to give me drugs to make me sleep and then she led him into my room and showed him my scars.
