used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
(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 It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
a quantity of money
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
placed in a grave
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so far the murderer had escaped.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
else
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From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading But so far the murderer had escaped.
every person
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But so far the murderer had escaped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
Hade
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From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
identificationnounUS /aɪˌdentəfəˈkeɪʃən/
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/
plural of “individual” — a human being
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
and nothing more
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
lodging-house
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From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading But so far the murderer had escaped.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
others
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From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
seaportsnounUS /ˈsiːpɔːrts/
plural of “seaport” — a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But so far the murderer had escaped.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three had been arrested at Liverpool, and one man just as he landed at Sydney, Australia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of us thought Hade had taken passage from some one of the smaller seaports, and others were of the opinion that he had buried himself in some cheap lodging-house in New York, or in one of the smaller towns in New Jersey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
which person or people
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading We were all talking about it one night, as everybody else was all over the country, in the local room, and the city editor said it was worth a fortune to any one who chanced to run across Hade and succeeded in handing him over to the police.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It made an enormous amount of talk, and unhappy individuals were being arrested all over the country, and sent on to New York for identification.
