used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
equally
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
(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 We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
blightedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪtɪd/
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
bullock-drivers
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From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
Calpee
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From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
not accessible to view
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
desiringverbUS /dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
distastefuladjectiveUS /dɪˈsteɪstfəl/
not pleasing in odor or taste
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
fairestadjectiveUS /ˈferɪst/
superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
forsakingnounUS /fɔːrˈseɪkɪŋ/
the act of forsaking
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
Gosaeens
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From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
gourdsnounUS /ɡɔːrdz/
plural of “gourd” — bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
plural of “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 We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
Hoormut
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From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
impracticableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl/
not capable of being carried out or put into practice
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
Jhalone
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From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
for more time
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
engage in
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
mattedadjective
tangled in a dense mass
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
merchantsnounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃənts/
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
Moola
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From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
not any; not one
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
and nothing more
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
resolutionsnounUS /ˌrezəˈluːʃənz/
plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
strangledadjectiveUS /ˈstræŋɡəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
Thuggeenoun
murder and robbery by thugs
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
ThugsnounUS /θʌɡz/
plural of “thug” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
in the direction of
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
volunteeredverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrd/
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Hoormut volunteered to accompany me; and desiring the remainder of the band to make the best of their way to Calpee, and there to await our arrival, we pushed on to Jhalone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
in or at the place that
From this reading Considering the risk we ran, in approaching a place where inevitable death awaited _me_, should I be discovered, we did well to disguise ourselves as Gosaeens.
which person or people
From this reading In our route we had travelled towards Jhalone, and I could no longer delay my project of proceeding thither, and making over my concealed treasure to the good Moola who had charge of my child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
a late time of life
From this reading We covered our bodies with ashes, matted the hair on our heads with mud, hung gourds at our waist, and in this mean and wretched disguise we entered the town--that spot where I had passed so many years of happiness, where my fairest prospects had been blighted, and the resolutions I had formed of leading a new life and forsaking Thuggee, rendered alike impracticable and distasteful to me.
but in spite of that
From this reading We strangled the merchants at the place we had fixed on, them and their bullock-drivers,--nine in all, and yet we were only seventeen Thugs; but we were desperate.
