used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Craig snubbed the cigarette and rose to his feet.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Craig snubbed the cigarette and rose to his feet.
Craig
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From this reading Craig snubbed the cigarette and rose to his feet.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He had eaten and drank sparingly, very sparingly indeed.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading He had eaten and drank sparingly, very sparingly indeed.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Craig snubbed the cigarette and rose to his feet.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
grufflyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌfli/
in a gruff manner
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had eaten and drank sparingly, very sparingly indeed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had eaten and drank sparingly, very sparingly indeed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Craig snubbed the cigarette and rose to his feet.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He had eaten and drank sparingly, very sparingly indeed.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
others
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From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Craig snubbed the cigarette and rose to his feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
term of address for a man
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
snubbedverbUS /snʌbd/
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Craig snubbed the cigarette and rose to his feet.
sparinglyadverbUS /ˈsperɪŋli/
to a meager degree or in a meager manner
From this reading He had eaten and drank sparingly, very sparingly indeed.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
carry out
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had eaten and drank sparingly, very sparingly indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
at the time that
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had tried to take him to the hospital bay with the others, but he had gruffly refused.
wouldn't
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From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading There was nothing wrong with him that a little food and water wouldn't cure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When the Sun Jumped "The captain wishes to see you, sir," the sailor said.
