Chapter I

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From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

cause to be bored

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

North American wild duck valued for sport and food

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

not methodically or according to plan

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

having a sophisticated charm

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

the sum of money that is misappropriated

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

attracting or delighting

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

someone who asks a question

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

an informal alliance between countries

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

plural of “feat” — a notable achievement

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

transport from one place to another

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

set up or found

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

an ornamental facade

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

having a usually specified type of handle

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

the state of being honored

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

arriving at a place or position

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

close or warm friendship

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

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 Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

march in a procession

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

in a composed and unconcerned manner

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

Irish writer (born in 1932)

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

possessive form of “o'brien” — Irish writer (born in 1932)

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

on one occasion

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

above and across; more than

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

plural of “patrolman” — a policeman who patrols a given region

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

select carefully from a group

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

draw back, as with fear or pain

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

plural of “restaurant” — a building where people go to eat

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

in an impolite manner

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

only a very short time before

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

be seated

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

move stealthily

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

without any others being included or involved

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

wood in small pieces or splinters

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

past form of “spray” — be discharged in sprays of liquid

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

From this reading It was an intimacy that carried much of the lore of the force with it: that vital knowledge not of books.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

(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 This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat

From this reading This honour was his not solely through a series of brilliant newspaper feats in his especial field, but as well by reason of an entente that permitted him to call half the patrolmen on the force by their given names; enjoy the confidences of detective sergeants, a close-mouthed brotherhood; dine tête-à-tête in private at French restaurants with well-groomed police captains on canvasback or quail out of season, and sit nonchalantly on a corner of the chief’s desk and absent-mindedly smoke up the chief’s two-bit cigars.

at the time that

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

which person or people

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Published March, 1913 “Two more shots tore through, and sprayed us with splinters” _Frontispiece_ “Then Lanagan took his leisurely turn, drawing up an easy chair” 96 “On the floor they placed the figure they bore, a stalwart figure of a man” 280 Jack Lanagan of the San Francisco _Enquirer_ was conceded to have “arrived” as the premier police reporter of San Francisco.

a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Bill Dougherty on the “pawnbroker detail” knew scarcely more “fences” than did Lanagan; Charley Hartley, who handled the bunco detail, found himself nettled now and then when Lanagan would pick him up casually at the ferry building and point out some “worker” among the incoming rustics whom Hartley had not “made,” and debonair Harry O’Brien, who spent his time among the banks, was more than once rudely jarred when Lanagan would slip over on the front page of the _Enquirer_ a defalcation that had been engaging O’Brien’s attention for a week.