used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
in the past
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
react verbally
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
approach-call
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From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
for the reason that
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
Calhoun
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From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
communicatornounUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtər/
a person who communicates with others
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
exasperationnounUS /ˌeksæspərˈeɪʃən/
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
He'd
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From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
healingnounUS /ˈhiːlɪŋ/
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
irritatingadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
MednounUS /med/
a master's degree in education
From this reading This was a new Med Service sector for Calhoun.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This was a new Med Service sector for Calhoun.
not any; not one
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
recurring again and again
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
sectornounUS /ˈsektər/
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
From this reading This was a new Med Service sector for Calhoun.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading This was a new Med Service sector for Calhoun.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
tapedadjectiveUS /teɪpt/
secured or held in place by tape
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading He'd been assigned to another man's tour of duty because the other man had been taken down with romance.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But no answer came, which had become irritating a long time ago.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Calhoun regarded the communicator with something like exasperation as his taped voice repeated a standard approach-call for the twentieth time.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading His work was healing the sick--but this planet was already dead!
