used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
equally
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
(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 Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
bazaarnounUS /bəˈzɑːr/
a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
burnt-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
put on clothes
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
a young female
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
interspersedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈspɜːrst/
past form of “intersperse” — place at intervals in or among
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
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 MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
majesticallyadverbUS /məˈdʒestɪkəli/
in a majestic manner
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
MOULMEINnoun
a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
not any; not one
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
pagodasnounUS /pəˈɡoʊdəz/
plural of “pagoda” — an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
punkahnoun
a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
Ralph
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
tamarinds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
in the direction of
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
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 A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Along the road came a girl in native dress, carrying a huge basket of roses, on her way to sell them in the bazaar.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The hospital was a mile or two inland from Moulmein; a comfortable place, but Ralph was weary of it.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
in or at the place that
From this reading MOULMEIN Ralph was sitting, languid and feeble, in a long chair in front of the hospital, where he had lain ill for some weeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A grove of palm trees rose majestically on one hand, interspersed with tamarinds, and trees of strange form covered with brilliant flowers.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
but in spite of that
From this reading Everything had a parched, burnt-up appearance; the little pagodas, to be seen on the surrounding hills, were all alike; the punkah was working, yet there seemed to be no air to breathe; nothing suggested freshness, or gave him a start towards recovery.
