used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
(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 Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
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 "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
GestaponounUS /ɡəˈstɑːpoʊ/
the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
the act of departing
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
I'll
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From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
I'm
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From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
and nothing more
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
take the midday meal
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
the middle of the day
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
SavoynounUS /səˈvɔɪ/
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
Simpson'snounUS /ˈsɪmpsənz/
possessive form of “simpson” — United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
express in speech
From this reading And it is our plan to bring you into the picture right out in broad daylight, so to speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
Tobolsk
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From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
Vice-Marshal
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From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then we are all coming back here for a short while.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, the Air Vice-Marshal here, you two, my agent, and Agent Jones and myself are going to have lunch as Simpson's at the Savoy Hotel this noon.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "What I'm working up to is this," the Colonel continued.
year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If the Gestapo has wind of the Tobolsk business, and I'll bet a year's pay that they have, they are going to be just a bit more excited to learn that you two have been brought into the picture.
