used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
any person at all
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
apatheticadjectiveUS /ˌæpəˈθetɪk/
showing little or no emotion or animation
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
apprehensiveadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
quick to understand
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
baobabnoun
African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
Bertram
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From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
bushwood
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From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
carrotsnounUS /ˈkærəts/
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
debauchnoun
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
demeanournounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
depressverbUS /dɪˈpres/
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
despondentadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɑːndənt/
without or almost without hope
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
dysenterynounUS /ˈdɪsənteri/
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
environsnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/
the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
divisible by two
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
in a free manner
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
fumesnounUS /fjuːmz/
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
brought together in one place
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
headyadjectiveUS /ˈhedi/
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
high-spiritedadjectiveUS /ˌhaɪˈspɪrɪdɪd/
joyously unrestrained
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
inimicaladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɪmɪkəl/
not friendly
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
and nothing more
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
mangroves
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From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
and nothing more
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
minatoryadjective
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
mugra
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From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
pessimisticadjectiveUS /ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk/
expecting the worst possible outcome
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
pied-à-terre
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From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
RightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
Sepoys
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From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
shell-strewn
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From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
tailsnounUS /teɪlz/
formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
unjustadjectiveUS /ənˈdʒʌst/
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading The demeanour of the Indian Sepoys led him to the conclusion, just or unjust, that they had “got their tails down.”
unwholesomeadjective
detrimental to physical or moral well-being
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
at the time that
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
whiskerish
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From this reading The place alone was sufficient to depress anybody, he freely admitted, as he gazed around at the dreary grey environs of this little British _pied-à-terre_—grey thorn bush; grey grass; grey baobab trees (like hideous grey carrots with whiskerish roots, pulled up from the ground and stood on end); grey shell-strewn mud; grey bushwood; grey mangroves; grey sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They appeared weary, apprehensive, even despondent, when not merely apathetic, and seemed to him to be distinctly what they themselves would call _mugra_—pessimistic and depressed.
wronglyadverbUS /ˈrɔːŋli/
without justice or fairness
From this reading Rightly or wrongly, Bertram gathered the impression, as he strolled about the Camp, that this was not a confident and high-spirited army, drunk with the heady fumes of a debauch of victory.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, an inimical minatory landscape; a brooding, unwholesome, sinister landscape; the home of fever, dysentery, disease and sudden death.
