Sentence:  After Captain Docherty sent Arleigh Griffith for Hoag he was <WSD>able</WSD> to complete his detailed inspection of the third floor and to receive a report from his man covering the floors above before Griffith returned , buoyed up by a brief stop for another glass of champagne . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something