used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
not being in a specified place
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
(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 "He is better, then?"
Buena
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From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
Culvera
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From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
DEBTnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
desolated
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From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
Farrar
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From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
gunshotnounUS /ˈɡʌnʃɑːt/
the act of shooting a gun
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed, quite his self.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is better, then?"
lipnounUS /lɪp/
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
Noche
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From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
Pasquale
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From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
PAYSnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Indeed, quite his self.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
relapseverbUS /riˈlæps/
deteriorate in health
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading "Indeed, quite his self.
SenornounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːr/
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
suavelyadverb
with suavity; in a suave manner
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
suffersverbUS /ˈsʌfərz/
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "He is better, then?"
Threewit
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From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
except if; if not
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
accept gladly
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
at the time that
From this reading THE HEAVY PAYS A DEBT When Threewit and Farrar reached Noche Buena, Pasquale was absent from camp, but Culvera made them suavely welcome.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading He nearly died from gunshot wounds, but unless he suffers a relapse he is entirely out of present danger."
Yeager
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From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Senor Yeager has recovered and was called away unexpectedly on business," he explained; adding with his lip smile, "He will be desolated to have missed you."
