used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
anew
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
Coldstream
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From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading Thud grumbled not a little, and thought the stage interminable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
howdahnoun
a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
interminableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbəl/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Thud grumbled not a little, and thought the stage interminable.
IonounUS /ˈaɪoʊ/
(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
a boy or man
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thud grumbled not a little, and thought the stage interminable.
LONEadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading THE LONE VILLAGE.
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
Mahanoun
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
attach to a support
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
persuadedverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪd/
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
PingverbUS /pɪŋ/
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONE VILLAGE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thud grumbled not a little, and thought the stage interminable.
ThudverbUS /θʌd/
make a dull sound
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thud could not be persuaded to mount Ma Ping again.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE LONE VILLAGE.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Io pleaded to be allowed to walk, at least for a part of the stage; so she and Maha descended the elephant ladder, and for an hour Thud had the howdah all to himself.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Coldstream then made the lazy lad descend, to walk the rest of the way, while his sister and her attendant resumed their places.
