Chapter XVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

plural of “alien” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

causing inconvenience

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

rise up as if in waves

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

ruined by overcooking

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

by divine means

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

the act of departing

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

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 teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

held up in the air

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

plural of “marigold” — any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

according to the clock

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

without speaking

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

tastelessly showy

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The teak pushed out its awkward rags, tawdry and foolish, but divinely green; and here and there a tamarind by the roadside lifted its gracious head, like a dream-tree in a billow of misty leaf.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

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 sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading The sissoo trees on the Maidan trembled into delicate flower, and their faint, fresh fragrance stood like a spell about them.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The white-faced aliens of Calcutta walked there too, but silently, for “exercise.”

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Every day at ten o’clock the south wind came hotter and stronger up from the sea.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The days grew long and lovely; the coolies going home at sunset across the burnt grass of the Maidan joined hands and sang, with marigolds round their necks.