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From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
Abdallah
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From this reading "Peace, Abdallah Hafiz," it said.
(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 "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
lacking funds
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
casuallyadverbUS /ˈkæʒəwəli/
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
Eastinhoe
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From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
Hafiz
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From this reading "Peace, Abdallah Hafiz," it said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Peace, Abdallah Hafiz," it said.
JacobsnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
Jibena-inosay
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From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
OrientaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːriˈentəl/
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "Peace, Abdallah Hafiz," it said.
phenomenonnounUS /fəˈnɑːmənɑːn/
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
pokernounUS /ˈpoʊkər/
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Peace, Abdallah Hafiz," it said.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
to a sufficient degree
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
tiffins
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From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
tiger-hunt
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From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go on a tiger-hunt," we all remarked, casually.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As we drove home a voice suddenly broke on the darkness.[3] [Footnote 3: Another curious Oriental phenomenon, not sufficiently explained by the author.]
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
which person or people
From this reading "By the holy poker, the Jibena-inosay!" answered Jacobs, who had recognized the broken voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We rode our tiffins back and met Miss Eastinhoe with her friends.
