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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
accommodation
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
advance
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
arrival
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
backs
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
bara
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From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
boiled
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
camels
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
camp
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From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
captured
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
change
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From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
chickens
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
COMMISSIONER
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From this reading THE COMMISSIONER.
commissioner's
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
cooked
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
cooking
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
curry
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
Dhaul
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
dinner
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
district
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From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
gone
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
killed
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
laid
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From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
lightly
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From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
man
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From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
move
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From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
mutton
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
plans
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From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
prepared
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
procured
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
proposed
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From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
put
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
ready
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
Sahib
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From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
Sahib's
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
servants
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
tents
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
Thole's
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From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE bara Sahib had proposed to move on his camp to a distant part of the district.
utensils
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From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
vegetables
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From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Thole’s plans were laid, and he was not a man lightly to change them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The commissioner’s tents were struck, and put on the backs of camels; his servants had gone forward in advance with the cooking utensils—for the great man must have his dinner ready for him on his arrival at Dhaul.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In order to have it ready, chickens would have to be captured, killed, and cooked, mutton procured, vegetables boiled, curry prepared, and of course tents pitched for the Sahib’s accommodation.
