used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
any thing at all
From this reading There wasn't anything brighter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You're relieved of everything else for the time being.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading There wasn't anything brighter.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Get on that business, and see that the public hears from the _Examiner_!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
else
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From this reading You're relieved of everything else for the time being.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You're relieved of everything else for the time being.
ExaminernounUS /ɪɡˈzæmənər/
someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You're relieved of everything else for the time being.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Get on that business, and see that the public hears from the _Examiner_!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get on that business, and see that the public hears from the _Examiner_!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Get on that business, and see that the public hears from the _Examiner_!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
Hurren
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From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
managingverbUS /ˈmænədʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
not any; not one
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
many times at short intervals
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
Phil
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From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Get on that business, and see that the public hears from the _Examiner_!"
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading You're relieved of everything else for the time being.
reporternounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
safe-disappearing
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From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
sanctumnounUS /ˈsæŋktəm/
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Get on that business, and see that the public hears from the _Examiner_!"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn't anything brighter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You're relieved of everything else for the time being.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn't anything brighter.
(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 "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
You're
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From this reading You're relieved of everything else for the time being.
you've
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From this reading "You stand well with the detective bureau," his boss had said; "and you've followed this safe-disappearing stuff pretty closely.
ZipverbUS /zɪp/
close with a zipper
From this reading _The Lady of the Picture_ Phil Hurren, often known as "Zip" Hurren, reporter on the _Examiner_, felt, on the day the managing editor called him into the sanctum, that fortune could smile on him no more brightly.
