(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
anew
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She'd never really be his again unless _she_ came to _him_....
Ciel
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From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
didn't
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From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
come to pass
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
he'd
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From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She'd never really be his again unless _she_ came to _him_....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
a particular point in time
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Up to his neck.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She'd never really be his again unless _she_ came to _him_....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
and nothing more
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
Pell
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From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
Richard
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From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
She'd
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From this reading She'd never really be his again unless _she_ came to _him_....
in or at or to some place
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
carry out
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to his neck.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading Back again in the underground offices of C.I.B., Agent Richard Pell plunged into his job.
except if; if not
From this reading She'd never really be his again unless _she_ came to _him_....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to his neck.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She was somewhere in the city at this very moment and if he really wanted to take the trouble he'd be able to find her easily enough--but he didn't want it to happen that way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was the only way he could keep from brooding about Ciel.
