used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Vice-Admiral Stone spoke the last he glanced over at Commander Drake, and nodded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Vice-Admiral Stone spoke the last he glanced over at Commander Drake, and nodded.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Vice-Admiral Stone saw the questioning looks that came to Dawson's and Farmer's faces, and he hastened to explain.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading As Vice-Admiral Stone spoke the last he glanced over at Commander Drake, and nodded.
Dawson'snounUS /ˈdɔːsənz/
possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
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DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
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make plain and comprehensible
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plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Vice-Admiral Stone saw the questioning looks that came to Dawson's and Farmer's faces, and he hastened to explain.
Farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
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past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
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grimnessnounUS /ˈɡrɪmnəs/
the quality of being ghastly
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Vice-Admiral Stone saw the questioning looks that came to Dawson's and Farmer's faces, and he hastened to explain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
I'd
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From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
juniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
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immediately past
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Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Vice-Admiral Stone saw the questioning looks that came to Dawson's and Farmer's faces, and he hastened to explain.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
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inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
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not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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To move from a closed position.
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading Vice-Admiral Stone saw the questioning looks that came to Dawson's and Farmer's faces, and he hastened to explain.
with low volume
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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cut with a saw
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term of address for a man
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Vice-Admiral Stone spoke the last he glanced over at Commander Drake, and nodded.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing I'd like better than to smoke them out into the open."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
Vice-Admiral
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From this reading As Vice-Admiral Stone spoke the last he glanced over at Commander Drake, and nodded.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let us hope so, sir," he said quietly, but with a certain grimness in his voice.
