used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
burlyadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrli/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what he learned was of little value to him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
CatesverbUS /keɪts/
third-person singular of “cat” — beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But what he learned was of little value to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
investigatornounUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪtər/
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
Joe
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From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
Kelsey
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From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading But what he learned was of little value to him.
Len
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From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
lengthyadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθi/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But what he learned was of little value to him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
PinnaclenounUS /ˈpɪnəkəl/
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Cates’ questions were snappy and to the point.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Cates’ questions were snappy and to the point.
Ralston
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From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
possessing material wealth
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
robberynounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading In fifteen minutes he knew as much as Kelsey did about the robbery and the life of Joe Rich.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
snappyadjectiveUS /ˈsnæpi/
apt to speak irritably
From this reading Cates’ questions were snappy and to the point.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
make square
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading But what he learned was of little value to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cates was a big, burly man with a square jaw and blue eyes.
Wells-Fargo
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From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cates’ questions were snappy and to the point.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what he learned was of little value to him.
William
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From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following day William H. Cates, special investigator of the Wells-Fargo, came to Pinnacle City, and went into a lengthy session with Len Kelsey and Jack Ralston.
