used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I think this man Mantelle knows something about the syndicate.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MANTELLE AT BAY.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading MANTELLE AT BAY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
detectivesnounUS /dɪˈtektɪvz/
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
DiamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
a boy or man
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
the act of giving
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think this man Mantelle knows something about the syndicate.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I think this man Mantelle knows something about the syndicate.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I think this man Mantelle knows something about the syndicate.”
MANTELLE
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From this reading MANTELLE AT BAY.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
not any; not one
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
officered
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From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
organizationnounUS /ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən/
a group of people who work together
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
scoundrelsnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəlz/
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I think this man Mantelle knows something about the syndicate.”
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
SyndicatenounUS /ˈsɪndɪkət/
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
a special situation
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think this man Mantelle knows something about the syndicate.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I think this man Mantelle knows something about the syndicate.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It appears to be all that the chief declared it to be,” said Nick, “a powerful organization, officered by cunning scoundrels.”
TownsendnounUS /ˈtaʊnzənd/
United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It strikes me,” said Chick, as the detectives left the Townsend home, “that the Great Diamond Syndicate is giving us the fight of our lives.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
but in spite of that
From this reading “We have no proof, yet I have been thinking that same thing,” replied Nick, “and that is why I went to the Townsend home, to see if it were possible to get a line on the fellow.
