used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
bicycle-stealing
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From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
bikesnounUS /baɪks/
plural of “bike” — a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
CavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He made his getaway and hid in the caves until dark.
dead-type
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From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
desertersnounUS /ˈdezərtərz/
plural of “deserter” — a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
dinosaurnounUS /ˈdaɪnəsɔːr/
any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
flintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
set up or found
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
getawaynounUS /ˈɡetəweɪ/
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
From this reading He made his getaway and hid in the caves until dark.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
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 We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
heistnounUS /haɪst/
A grand, meticulously planned robbery, especially of priceless artworks or jewels.
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
HessiannounUS /ˈheʃən/
(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his getaway and hid in the caves until dark.
holedverbUS /hoʊld/
past form of “hole” — hit the ball into the hole
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
Isham
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From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
and nothing more
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made his getaway and hid in the caves until dark.
musketnounUS /ˈmʌskət/
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
racketeernounUS /ˌrækɪˈtɪr/
someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
RevolutionaryadjectiveUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/
markedly new or introducing radical change
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He made his getaway and hid in the caves until dark.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We used to dig for musket balls and flint arrow heads up there, just a few blocks from the spot where they found a dead-type dinosaur.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
at the time that
From this reading When I was a kid on the Rock, one of my friends turned racketeer and went into the bicycle-stealing business.
in or at the place that
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He put the heist on six bikes which he hid in the Indian Caves in Isham Park where the Hessian deserters holed up during the Revolutionary War.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anyway, my thief friend was too dumb or too honest to sell the bikes, and the first time he tried to ride one around our neighborhood he got caught with the stolen goods.
