795
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From this reading 795, is a Ho dirge.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
aboriginesnounUS /ˌæbərˈɪdʒəniz/
plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
AsiaticnounUS /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading In the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, vol. ix., p.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
BengalnounUS /ˈbeŋɡəl/
a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading In the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, vol. ix., p.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading We have swept the floor, We have boiled the rice.
placed in a grave
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
dirgenounUS /dɜːrdʒ/
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading 795, is a Ho dirge.
districtsnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkts/
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading WE have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice!
earthenadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθən/
made of earth (or baked clay)
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading We have swept the floor, We have boiled the rice.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
death of a person
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WE have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice!
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading 795, is a Ho dirge.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 795, is a Ho dirge.
ixnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading In the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, vol. ix., p.
JournalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading In the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, vol. ix., p.
immediately past
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
on one occasion
From this reading WE have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading WE have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice!
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading In the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, vol. ix., p.
ricenounUS /raɪs/
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading We have swept the floor, We have boiled the rice.
slabsnounUS /slæbz/
plural of “slab” — block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading In the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, vol. ix., p.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
possessing sweep
From this reading We have swept the floor, We have boiled the rice.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading WE have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
two times
From this reading WE have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
vasenounUS /veɪs/
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal, vol. ix., p.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading At last they are taken to the grave, and buried in an earthen vase upon a store of food, covered with one of those huge stone slabs which European visitors wonder at in the districts of the aborigines of India."
