Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

an administrative unit of government

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

plural of “alias” — a name that has been assumed temporarily

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

(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 As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

in addition

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

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

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

giving confidence

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

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

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

people who are frustrated and perplexed

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

an occurrence of something

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

a conference (usually with someone important)

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

recognizable; marked

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

give, sell, or transfer to another

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

an exaggerated opinion of your own importance

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

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

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

set up or found

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

pleasant-smelling

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

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

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

of the present time and place

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

a message received and understood

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

the quality of being lewd and lascivious

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

third-person singular of “locate” — discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

a strong sexual desire

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

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

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

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

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

and nothing more

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

past form of “permeate” — spread or diffuse through

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

exceedingly harmful

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

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

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

a person, without saying who

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

(theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

of or relating to or connected with spiritualism

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

a following of one thing after another in time

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading It was also quite evident, the more we looked into the matter and searched the records, that certain other cities of the country had suffered from the much-named Mrs. Winslow, and in many instances in a quite similar manner to that of the Rochester infliction.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

a person who directs and manages an organization

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

plural of “superintendent” — a person who directs and manages an organization

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

required or under orders

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

a female tiger

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

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

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

large in volume or bulk

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

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

From this reading He was also quite impatient that nothing had been done in "our case," as he termed it, and I could only pacify him by assuring him that it should be given my immediate attention.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

in or at the place that

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

which person or people

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)

From this reading As soon as I could dispose of Harcout I held another consultation with my General Superintendent, during which the information I had secured at Rochester was analyzed and recorded, and which, with some other facts already in possession of the Agency bearing on the case, we decided to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that Mrs. Winslow was not Mrs. Winslow at all, but somebody else altogether, and had had as many _aliases_ as a cat is supposed to have lives.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

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From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading "Our Case."-- Harcout's Egotism and Interference.-- The strange Chain of Evidence.-- A Trail of Spiritualism, Lust, and Licentiousness.-- Superintendent Bangs locates the Detectives.-- A pernicious System.-- Three Old Maids named Grim.-- Mr. Bangs baffled by Mr. Lyon, who won't be "worried."-- One Honest Spiritualistic Doctor.-- The Trail secured.-- A Tigress.-- Mr. Bangs "goes West."

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading On my return to New York I found that the splendid Harcout had been using the interim in a succession of heated rushes from the St. Nicholas Hotel to the Agency, where he had given my superintendents and clerks voluminous instructions as to how the investigation should be conducted, and, in explaining his idea of how detectives should work up any case, permeated the entire establishment with his fragrant pomposity.