highly skilled
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Bradys are not regular Secret Service men.
BradysnounUS /ˈbreɪdiz/
plural of “brady” — United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
detectivesnounUS /dɪˈtektɪvz/
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
haulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
inconveniencedverbUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənst/
past form of “inconvenience” — to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
From this reading They were otherwise very seriously inconvenienced.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
LUNGnounUS /lʌŋ/
either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading LUNG & LUNG.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Bradys are not regular Secret Service men.
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Bradys are not regular Secret Service men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
opiumnounUS /ˈoʊpiəm/
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
in other respects or ways
From this reading They were otherwise very seriously inconvenienced.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The Bradys are not regular Secret Service men.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
in a serious manner
From this reading They were otherwise very seriously inconvenienced.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
smuggledadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌɡəld/
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were otherwise very seriously inconvenienced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
vanishingnounUS /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ/
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading It is needless to dwell upon the anxiety of the Bradys over the strange vanishing of their accomplished partner.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were otherwise very seriously inconvenienced.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were otherwise very seriously inconvenienced.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Secret Service people, satisfied with the very valuable haul the detectives had made in the line of smuggled opium, now called them off.
