used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
BabunounUS /bɑːˈbuː/
used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
barracknounUS /ˈbærək/
a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
Boh
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From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
creakedverbUS /kriːkt/
past form of “creak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
DanounUS /dɑː/
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
an opposing military force
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
festeredverbUS /ˈfestərd/
past form of “fester” — ripen and generate pus
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
start firing a weapon
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
Gomashta
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From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
hammeredadjectiveUS /ˈhæmərd/
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
Harendra
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From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
ten 10s
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
I'd
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From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
MandalaynounUS /ˈmændəleɪ/
a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
O'Neil
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From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
on one occasion
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
punkahs
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From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
ranklingverbUS /ˈræŋklɪŋ/
-ing form of “rankle” — gnaw into; make resentful or angry
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The fever held him--the Captain said, “I'd give a hundred to look at his head!”
shot-wound
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From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
shot-wounds
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From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
slugnounUS /slʌɡ/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
telegraph-wire
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From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
Thone
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From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading (Now a slug that is hammered from telegraph-wire Is a thorn in the flesh and a rankling fire.) * * * * * The shot-wound festered--as shot-wounds may In a steaming barrack at Mandalay.
throbbed
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From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The left arm throbbed, and the Captain swore, “I'd like to be after the Boh once more!”
Tyrone
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From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
ulnar-bone
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From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
whirred
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From this reading The Hospital punkahs creaked and whirred, But Babu Harendra (Gomashta) heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Captain O'Neil of the Black Tyrone Was blessed with a slug in the ulnar-bone-- The gift of his enemy Boh Da Thone.
