used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
amateurnounUS /ˈæmətɜːr/
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
a quantity of money
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
cannot
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From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
doernounUS /duːr/
a person who acts and gets things done
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
the organ of sight
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
many times at short intervals
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
be suspended or hanging
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
hempnounUS /hemp/
a plant fiber
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
a message received and understood
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
inquirernounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪrər/
someone who asks a question
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
estrangement from god
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/
sprinkled with seed
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
express in speech
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
speedsnounUS /spiːdz/
plural of “speed” — distance travelled per unit time
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Out of the night, and into the light, Comes the doer of evil deeds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be an amateur detective requires a certain amount of capital.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
except if; if not
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
(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 There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
at the time that
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
which person or people
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But the hemp is sown, and the tree is grown, That will hang him high as a murderer known, Himself hath planted the seeds."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Out of the light, and into the night, With a sin on his soul he speeds.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There are people "who know" to be discovered, and a search after them cannot be successfully conducted without money; and when the people "who know" are brought under the eye of the inquirer, they frequently decline to speak unless well paid for their information.
