adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
Allang's
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From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
awestruckadjectiveUS /ˈɑːstrʌk/
having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
confoundverbUS /kɑːnˈfaʊnd/
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
couldn't
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From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
dependants
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From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
enclosurenounUS /enˈkloʊʒər/
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
FilthyadjectiveUS /ˈfɪlθi/
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
From this reading “Filthy place, isn’t it?
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
I've
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From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
isn't
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From this reading “Filthy place, isn’t it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
Jovenoun
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading Jove!
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
mugsnounUS /mʌɡz/
plural of “mug” — the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Filthy place, isn’t it?
platenounUS /pleɪt/
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
prisonernounUS /ˈprɪzənər/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
prowlingverbUS /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
Rajahnoun
a prince or king in India
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
ricenounUS /raɪs/
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
riotnounUS /ˈraɪət/
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
shovingverbUS /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/
-ing form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
sticklebacknoun
small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
stinkingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
very bad
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
Tunku
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From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading And I couldn’t get anything to eat either, unless I made a row about it, and then it was only a small plate of rice and a fried fish not much bigger than a stickleback--confound them!
vagabondsnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːndz/
plural of “vagabond” — anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ‘“This is where I was prisoner for three days,” he murmured to me (it was on the occasion of our visit to the Rajah), while we were making our way slowly through a kind of awestruck riot of dependants across Tunku Allang’s courtyard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’ve been hungry prowling inside this stinking enclosure with some of these vagabonds shoving their mugs right under my nose.
