used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
abstractedadjectiveUS /ˈæbstræktɪd/
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
bondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
a youthful male person
From this reading Perhaps the boy took it from some one else.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
can't
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From this reading “I can’t understand it.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
else
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From this reading Perhaps the boy took it from some one else.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
fifty-dollar
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From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t understand it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I can’t understand it.
and nothing more
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps the boy took it from some one else.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
by chance
From this reading Perhaps the boy took it from some one else.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It is just possible that his mother may have owned a fifty-dollar bond.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Perhaps the boy took it from some one else.
a male human offspring
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps the boy took it from some one else.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Perhaps the boy took it from some one else.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I can’t understand it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
wended
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From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
at the time that
From this reading To do Colonel Ross justice, he really thought that the bonds he had discovered were his own, and he was convinced, by what his son had told him, that Harry had really entered his house on the night when the outer door had been left open and abstracted them.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did that other bond come from?” thought Colonel Ross, as he wended his way homeward.
