used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
Bazán
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From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
Benito
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From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The lid had blown off.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading As Richard Cary said to himself, it was like a boiling kettle.
BonitonounUS /bəˈniːtoʊ/
flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
Cary
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From this reading As Richard Cary said to himself, it was like a boiling kettle.
cursingverbUS /ˈkɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
digressionsnounUS /daɪˈɡreʃənz/
plural of “digression” — a message that departs from the main subject
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The effort sorely taxed his vitality.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Richard Cary said to himself, it was like a boiling kettle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The effort sorely taxed his vitality.
impassionedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
kettlenounUS /ˈketəl/
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading As Richard Cary said to himself, it was like a boiling kettle.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
lidnounUS /lɪd/
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading The lid had blown off.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As Richard Cary said to himself, it was like a boiling kettle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The lid had blown off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
pepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
Ramon
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From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
RICARDOnounUS /rɪˈkɑːrdoʊ/
English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
Richard
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From this reading As Richard Cary said to himself, it was like a boiling kettle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As Richard Cary said to himself, it was like a boiling kettle.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading The effort sorely taxed his vitality.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
taxedverbUS /tækst/
past form of “tax” — levy a tax on
From this reading The effort sorely taxed his vitality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Excitement made him pepper it with Spanish phrases that had to be translated.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading The effort sorely taxed his vitality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
WRITESverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading RICARDO WRITES A LETTER Such was the narrative as old Ramon Bazán poured it forth with various impassioned digressions which included cursing the souls of Captain Thompson and Benito Bonito.
