Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

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From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

later than; following

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

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From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

in addition

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

with anger

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

next to; at the side of

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

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From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

divisible by two

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

with glory or in a glorious manner

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

on one occasion

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

an organization to gain political power

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

a course of conduct

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

move upward

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

carry out

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

a special situation

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Foster-mother had tried to take off hers also, but Head-nurse had angrily forbidden her to do any such thing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading The perspiration ran down the travellers' faces and especially down poor Head-nurse's; for she had insisted on taking off her veil to twist it turbanwise round Baby Akbar's head since the Royal Umbrella was forbidden.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the heat of the day was now upon them, and though the snow lay close beside the path, the fierce sun melting it made the vapour rise and turned the narrow valley into a regular steam bath.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?

during the time that

From this reading TUMBU-DOWN After a while the party started on their way once more feeling greatly brisked up.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If she, Head-nurse, died of sunstroke what matter, but if Foster-mother failed, what--even though one back tooth had been gloriously cut--would become of the Heir-to-Empire, the Admired-of-the-World, the Great-in-Pomp, etc.?