adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
agoniesnounUS /ˈæɡəniz/
plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
assignverbUS /əˈsaɪn/
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At moonrise the cautious coolies got under way.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading At moonrise the cautious coolies got under way.
coolies
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From this reading At moonrise the cautious coolies got under way.
FatesnounUS /feɪts/
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At moonrise the cautious coolies got under way.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
Kabir
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From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
Kim's
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From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
kneels
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From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
lamanounUS /ˈlɑːmə/
a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
moonrise
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From this reading At moonrise the cautious coolies got under way.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
prayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
saith
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From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
swift-striding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The lama, refreshed by his sleep and the spirit, needed no more than Kim’s shoulder to bear him along—a silent, swift-striding man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
unansweredadjectiveUS /ˌʌˈnænsərd/
not returned in kind
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At moonrise the cautious coolies got under way.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At moonrise the cautious coolies got under way.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading My brother kneels (so saith Kabir) To stone and brass in heathen wise, But in my brother’s voice I hear My own unanswered agonies.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading His God is as his Fates assign— His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.
