used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
a line of approach
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And I think we’d better buy some different clothes.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
BurglarynounUS /ˈbɜːrɡləri/
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And I think we’d better buy some different clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading And I think we’d better buy some different clothes.
criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading And I think we’d better buy some different clothes.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
Larry
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From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
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 I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And I think we’d better buy some different clothes.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
they've
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From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And I think we’d better buy some different clothes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I led him across the street and into Seventh Avenue, turning south.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now then, Larry,” I explained, “they’ve seen us like this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already I was beginning to have the feeling of a hunted criminal and to fear the bright lights.
we'd
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From this reading And I think we’d better buy some different clothes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Our Second Burglary Larry and I went in one entrance to the Times Building and out the other.
