used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He probably doesn't know that we know anything about it," said Bessie.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
(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 "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
any thing at all
From this reading "He probably doesn't know that we know anything about it," said Bessie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
AttorneynounUS /əˈtɜːrni/
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
BESSIE
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From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
DistrictnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
doesn't
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From this reading "He probably doesn't know that we know anything about it," said Bessie.
don't
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From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
Eleanor
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From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
hasn't
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From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
how
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From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He probably doesn't know that we know anything about it," said Bessie.
Jamieson
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From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
and nothing more
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "He probably doesn't know that we know anything about it," said Bessie.
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 "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
MercernounUS /ˈmɜːrsər/
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
NilesnounUS /naɪlz/
plural of “nile” — the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
a brief written record
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
PLUCKverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "He probably doesn't know that we know anything about it," said Bessie.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You're probably right, Bessie," said Eleanor.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
be standing; be upright
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
carry out
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
There's
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From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
a special situation
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He probably doesn't know that we know anything about it," said Bessie.
we'd
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From this reading "And I guess he thinks that if we had had that note all this time we'd have produced it before, so that he thought it was safe to act."
We've
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From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
at the time that
From this reading "There's just one thing; I don't understand how Holmes can be so reckless as to take a chance when he must remember that he hasn't got a leg left to stand on."
in the company of; together with
From this reading BESSIE KING'S PLUCK "We've got them, I think," Jamieson said to Eleanor Mercer and the two girls after his talk with District Attorney Niles.
You're
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From this reading "You're probably right, Bessie," said Eleanor.
