used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
agentsnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənts/
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
at or in the front
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
basisnounUS /ˈbeɪsəs/
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
Crockett's
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From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
DefraudingverbUS /dɪˈfrɔːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “defraud” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
DodgingnounUS /ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
etc
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From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
I'm
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From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
incorporatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
Joffrenoun
French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
go away from a place
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
the literary culture
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
MinesnounUS /maɪnz/
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
MottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
OccasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
others
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From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
SpyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
TreasurynounUS /ˈtreʒəri/
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
underliesverbUS /ˌʌndərˈlaɪz/
third-person singular of “underlie” — be or form the base for
From this reading --_Davy Crockett's Motto._ A basis of fact underlies many of the incidents incorporated in this story.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
the act of using
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
precisely as stated
From this reading Even the letters are very like those received by one of the official agents of the United States Treasury.
at the time that
From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author of "The Search for the Spy," "The Air Scout," "Dodging the North Sea Mines," "With Joffre on the Battle Line," etc.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Occasional use has been made of the work entitled, "Defrauding the Government."
you're
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From this reading I leave this rule for others when I'm dead; Be always sure you're right--THEN GO AHEAD.
