adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
Aye
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
barracksnounUS /ˈbærəks/
plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading The food in barracks was maggoty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/
uttered without voice
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
disillusionmentnounUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
EASTERNadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
FearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The food in barracks was maggoty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The food in barracks was maggoty.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
maggotyadjective
spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
From this reading The food in barracks was maggoty.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
plaguesnounUS /pleɪɡz/
plural of “plague” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
PROVERBnounUS /ˈprɑːvərb/
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
Ranjoor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
sahibnoun
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
Singh's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
Stamboulnoun
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
stinksnounUS /stɪŋks/
plural of “stink” — a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The food in barracks was maggoty.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
wakefulnessnoun
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
From this reading Aye, sahib, we saw more in one day of the streets than we thought good for us, none yet understanding the breadth of Ranjoor Singh's wakefulness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stamboul was disillusionment--a city of rain and plagues and stinks!
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fear comes and goes, but a man's love lives with him.--EASTERN PROVERB.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We breathed foul air and yearned for the streets; yet, once in the streets, we yearned to be back in barracks.
