adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
accordinglyadverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
aflash
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From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
agnash
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From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
Alwa-sahib's
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From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
back-laid
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From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
the people of Great Britain
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
fangsnounUS /fæŋz/
plural of “fang” — a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
fondlyadverbUS /ˈfɑːndli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
how
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From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
Howrah
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From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
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 He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
instant's
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From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
Jaimihr
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From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
lairnounUS /ler/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
lickverbUS /lɪk/
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
limpedverbUS /lɪmpt/
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
lipnounUS /lɪp/
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
McClean
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From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
NOWadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
rearnounUS /rɪr/
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
RosemarynounUS /ˈroʊzmeri/
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
succornounUS /ˈsʌkər/
assistance in time of difficulty
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
termsnounUS /tɜːrmz/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He knew, better probably than any one except his brother and the priests, how desperate the British situation had become throughout all India at an instant's notice, and he made his terms accordingly.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
Twas
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From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading NOW Jaimihr fondly thought he held a few cards up his sleeve when he made his bargain with Rosemary McClean and let himself be lowered from the Alwa-sahib's rock.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
wolfnounUS /wʊlf/
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The freed wolf limped home to his lair, And lay to lick his sore.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not believe, in the first place, that there would be any British left to succor by the time matters had been settled sufficiently in Howrah to enable him to dare leave the city at his rear.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading With wrinkled lip and fangs agnash-- With back-laid ear and eyes aflash-- “Twas something rather more than rash To turn me loose!” he swore.
