used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
abreastadjectiveUS /əˈbrest/
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
AfghannounUS /ˈæfɡæn/
a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
Barlow
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From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The _tonga_ with Bootea had gone on before with a guard of two out-riders.
blessingsnounUS /ˈblesɪŋz/
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
boot-leg
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From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
Bootea
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From this reading The _tonga_ with Bootea had gone on before with a guard of two out-riders.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
clanked
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From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
the act of departing
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
fierce-looking
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From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
full-throated
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From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
the act of departing
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The _tonga_ with Bootea had gone on before with a guard of two out-riders.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
Kassim
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From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
nakara
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From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
Nawabnoun
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _tonga_ with Bootea had gone on before with a guard of two out-riders.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
out-riders
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From this reading The _tonga_ with Bootea had gone on before with a guard of two out-riders.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
salaams
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From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
saluteverbUS /səˈluːt/
propose a toast to
From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
spearsnounUS /spɪrz/
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
not in physical motion
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
thunderingadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
sounding like thunder
From this reading The _nakara_ in the open court of the palace was thundering a farewell like a salute of light artillery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
tonganounUS /ˈtɑːnɡə/
a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
From this reading The _tonga_ with Bootea had gone on before with a guard of two out-riders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The _tonga_ with Bootea had gone on before with a guard of two out-riders.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horsemen of the guard, spears to boot-leg, fierce-looking riders of the plain, were lined up four abreast.
at the time that
From this reading And next day when Barlow, sitting his horse, still riding as the Afghan, went forth, his going was somewhat like the departure of a Nawab.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chief Kassim and a dozen officers had clanked down the marble steps from the palace with him and stood lined up at the gates raising their deep voices in full-throated salaams and blessings of Allah upon his head.
