used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why do you ask, Mr. Hunter?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
Bathurst
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From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I have got to look into the case.
Cawnpore
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From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
Deennugghur
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From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
disputeverbUS /dɪsˈpjuːt/
take exception to
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you ask, Mr. Hunter?”
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
the act of departing
From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have got to look into the case.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have got to look into the case.
helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
HunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading Why do you ask, Mr. Hunter?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have got to look into the case.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
and nothing more
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
karkee
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From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I have got to look into the case.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Why do you ask, Mr. Hunter?”
Narkeet
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From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
others
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From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
pithnounUS /pɪθ/
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
puggaree
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From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
Talookdar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading “I am going out to Narkeet; there is a dispute between the villagers and a Talookdar as to their limits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
at the time that
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
a Caucasian
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you ask, Mr. Hunter?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Which way are you going to ride, Bathurst?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young man in a suit of brown karkee, with a white puggaree wound round his pith helmet, was just mounting in front of his bungalow at Deennugghur, some forty miles from Cawnpore, when two others came up.
