Chapter XXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

a cherished desire

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

any thing at all

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

the two together, not just one

From this reading "How?" cried both at the same moment.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

the state of being certain

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "How?" cried both at the same moment.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

an old word for “before”

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

and nothing more

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

a particular point in time

From this reading "How?" cried both at the same moment.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

immediately following in time or order

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

not any; not one

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

precisely, exactly

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

Identical; not different.

From this reading "How?" cried both at the same moment.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

not in physical motion

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

express a supposition

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

express in words

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

nonexistent

From this reading "You are right," said I; "we must not risk anything; still I think an opportunity will not long be wanting."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It will be impossible to attack him on the road; he would cut down some of us to a certainty, and I for one have no ambition to be made an end of just at present."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I suppose you have long ere this guessed, my friends," said I to Bhudrinath and Surfuraz Khan next day, "why the Nuwab is in our company."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "We can have little doubt," replied the former, "since you have brought him so far; but tell us, what are your wishes,--how is it to be managed?