used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What have you heard?” he asked.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
cheatverbUS /tʃiːt/
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
don't
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From this reading “Then, you don’t think Mundon’s square?”
emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/
special importance or significance
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Ben stopped and faced her.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
HalenounUS /heɪl/
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you heard?” he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
he'd
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From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “What have you heard?” he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
I've
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
Mundon's
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From this reading “Then, you don’t think Mundon’s square?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
opiumnounUS /ˈoʊpiəm/
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
express in words
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
smugglersnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlərz/
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
make square
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Ben stopped and faced her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
that's
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then, you don’t think Mundon’s square?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Then, you don’t think Mundon’s square?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have you heard?” he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MIDNIGHT FIGHT “I’ve met one square man, and that’s Mr. Hale,” Ben said with emphasis, after he had told her about his trouble.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then, you don’t think Mundon’s square?”
you'd
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From this reading “They say that he was in with the smugglers and led you to discover their opium so that you’d get the reward,--and then he’d cheat you out of it.”
