used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Offered me a good sum, too.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
a small worthless amount
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Offered me a good sum, too.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
NixonnounUS /ˈnɪksən/
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
Noddy
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From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Offered me a good sum, too.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
Pender
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From this reading They could appreciate his feelings, knowing Noddy Nixon and Jack Pender as they did.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He did that!” said the miner.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
a quantity of money
From this reading “Offered me a good sum, too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He did that!” said the miner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Offered me a good sum, too.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
at the time that
From this reading LAYING A PLOT Silence fell over the Motor Boys when they heard this confession of vain regret from the old miner.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mean he really came to you with an offer to hire you to guide him to the place where the treasure chest fell over the cliff at Blue Rock?” asked Jerry at length.
