used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
an occurrence of something
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
a person who is in charge
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
DarwinnounUS /ˈdɑːrwɪn/
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
decrepitadjectiveUS /dəˈkrepɪt/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
delectableadjectiveUS /dɪˈlektəbəl/
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
divisible by two
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
executedadjectiveUS /ˈeksəkjuːtɪd/
put to death as punishment
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
enclose with a fence
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
FlintstonenounUS /ˈflɪntˈstoʊn/
pebbles of flint used in masonry construction
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
Gotham
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From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
grimyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraɪmi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
hagnounUS /hæɡ/
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
HELL'SnounUS /helz/
possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading MURDER IN HELL’S KITCHEN.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
hovelnounUS /ˈhʌvəl/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MURDER IN HELL’S KITCHEN.
investigationnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃən/
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading MURDER IN HELL’S KITCHEN.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading MURDER IN HELL’S KITCHEN.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
preliminariesnounUS /prɪˈlɪməneriz/
plural of “preliminary” — a minor match preceding the main event
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
one of four equal parts
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
ragsnounUS /ræɡz/
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
possessing material wealth
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
SimeonnounUS /ˈsɪmiən/
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
plural of “story” — 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 She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
toothlessadjectiveUS /ˈtuːθləs/
lacking teeth
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had not lived the best of lives, this old hag, toothless and decrepit in her hovel, where her couch was rags and the walls grimy and almost black; she had been a fence and what not, and there were stories about her that made people even in that delectable quarter of Gotham shake their heads over them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
in or at the place that
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with, Old Mother Flintstone, well known in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, was dead.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading To understand the preliminaries of the case on which Chick Carter and Patsy had been working for their chief, we must go back to a time before Simeon Rich was tried and executed, before Darwin was sent back to England, where he afterward died in prison.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading All people have to die, and the old woman had to follow the written law of all mankind; but, what was queer, her death was a subject for police investigation.
