used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
(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 No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
any thing at all
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
CAPTUREverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
apart from; not including
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You promised to go to Mr. Jamieson and tell him what you knew.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
HOOVER'SnounUS /ˈhuːvərz/
possessive form of “hoover” — United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
intelligiblyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəbli/
in an intelligible manner
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
it's
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From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
JAKE
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From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
Jamieson
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From this reading "You promised to go to Mr. Jamieson and tell him what you knew.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You promised to go to Mr. Jamieson and tell him what you knew.
a boy or man
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You promised to go to Mr. Jamieson and tell him what you knew.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
not any; not one
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "You promised to go to Mr. Jamieson and tell him what you knew.
promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
make steady
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
express in words
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
Trenwith
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From this reading "No one told you anything of the sort, my lad," said Trenwith, sharply.
Trenwith's
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From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You promised to go to Mr. Jamieson and tell him what you knew.
won't
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From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
wouldn't
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From this reading No one made you any promises at all, except that you were told you wouldn't have any reason to regret doing it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tell me I won't get into any trouble if I come here, and then I find it's a trap!"
You're
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From this reading JAKE HOOVER'S CAPTURE "You're a fine lot," declared Jake, something about Trenwith's manner seeming to steady him so that he could talk intelligibly.
