used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
in the past
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There's always someone around, watching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
any thing at all
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There's always someone around, watching.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
associatesnounUS /əˈsoʊsiəts/
plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
communicateverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪt/
transmit information
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
don't
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From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
Dr
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From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
else
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From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
divisible by two
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
every person
From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
haven't
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From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
of great significance or value
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
kidnapverbUS /ˈkɪdnæp/
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
on one occasion
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
and nothing more
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
periodicadjectiveUS /ˌpɪriˈɑːdɪk/
happening or recurring at regular intervals
From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
set-up's
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From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
a person, without saying who
From this reading There's always someone around, watching.
spiesnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
submitsverbUS /ˌsʌbˈmɪts/
third-person singular of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading Everybody spies on everybody else and submits periodic reports."
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
There's
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From this reading There's always someone around, watching.
they've
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From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
Tighe
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From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
unobservedadjective
not seen or observed
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading There's always someone around, watching.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "The decision to kidnap Dr. Tighe was taken only a couple of weeks ago.
(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 The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I haven't had a chance to communicate with my associates in the force.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The set-up's well arranged, so that even those not under suspicion don't have much chance to work unobserved, once they've gotten high enough to know anything important.
