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1857
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
adapted
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
advance
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
assailants
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From this reading Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
assaults
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From this reading Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
attacked
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
attempt
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
available
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
back
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From this reading Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
beat
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From this reading Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
BENARES
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
best
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
brave
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
British
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
Cawnpore
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
check
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
city
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
company
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
days
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
defence
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
defenders
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From this reading Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
defensive
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
eight
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
enemy
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
enough
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
events
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
facts
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
failure
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
fifty
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
force
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
fortify
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
gathered
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
Henry
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
hotel
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
hundred
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
ill
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
impress
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
later
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
Lawrence
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
lives
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
Lord
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
lost
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
LUCKNOW
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
made
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
many
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
massacre
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
men
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
miles
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
MORE
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
Mutiny
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
only
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
place
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
rebels
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
recall
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
Residency
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
said
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
seven
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
Sir
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
situation
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
small
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
there
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From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
Three
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From this reading Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
times
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From this reading Three times the brave defenders beat back the assaults of the assailants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
town
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
Tremlyn
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
troops
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
two
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From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
well
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From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "An attempt was made to check the advance of the rebels eight miles from the city; but it was a failure, with the small available force, and two days later the enemy attacked the British at the Residency.
works
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From this reading There were only seven hundred and fifty troops in the town; but Sir Henry Lawrence had done the best he could to fortify the Residency, ill adapted as it was for defensive works.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MORE OF LUCKNOW AND SOMETHING OF BENARES "I suppose you recall the events of the Mutiny well enough to understand the situation here in 1857," said Lord Tremlyn the next morning when the company had gathered in the parlor of the hotel.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But there was no massacre here, as in Cawnpore, to impress the facts upon your memory, though many brave men lost their lives in the defence of the place.
