quickly and without warning
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring Miss Brisbane with you."
BrisbanenounUS /ˈbrɪzbeɪn/
capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
From this reading "Bring Miss Brisbane with you."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
CurtisnounUS /ˈkɜːrtəs/
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
the act of departing
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "My heart's with you," replied Lawson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I shall return next spring."
I'm
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From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
Lawson
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From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
go away from a place
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My heart's with you," replied Lawson.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "And I shall return next spring."
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "My heart's with you," replied Lawson.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "And I shall return next spring."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And I shall return next spring."
the season of growth
From this reading "And I shall return next spring."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
thereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
visitor'snounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/
possessive form of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Curtis looked up into his visitor's fine, sensitive face, and exclaimed, abruptly--almost violently: "I'm going to miss you, old man."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My heart's with you," replied Lawson.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On the second morning thereafter Lawson came into the office and said: "Well, Captain, we leave you this morning."
