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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
abandoned
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
aged
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
all
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
Amber
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
Badshah
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
banks
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
bed
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
belief
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
blue
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
camel-thorn
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
casually
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
compound
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
conclusion
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
contractor
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
dak
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
dak-bungalow
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
dashed
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
DAY
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
dim
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
down
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
end
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
existence
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
farther
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
fenced
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
hand
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
heart
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
Heaven
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From this reading It wore a look of Heaven to the traveller.
hills
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
horizon
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
indigent
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wore a look of Heaven to the traveller.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
Junction
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
Kuttarpur
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
lay
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
line
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It wore a look of Heaven to the traveller.
low
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
marking
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
native
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
occult
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
other
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
out
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
plain
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
recklessly
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
relays
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
roadside
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
rolling
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
round
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
route
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
sat
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
second
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
shoulder
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
Slamming
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
snaked
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
spun
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
stage
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From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
stages
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
ten
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
there
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From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
tonga
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
trail
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
traveller
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From this reading It wore a look of Heaven to the traveller.
travels
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
watercourse
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
wavy
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
wheel
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From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Between Badshah Junction and Kuttarpur there were ten stages, of which the conclusion of the first was at hand--Amber having all but abandoned belief in its existence.
whim
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From this reading THE LONG DAY One travels dak by relays casually disposed along the route at the whim of the native contractor.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Slamming recklessly down the bed of an ancient watercourse, the tonga spun suddenly upon one wheel round a shoulder of the banks and dashed out upon a rolling plain, across which the trail snaked to other farther hills that lay dim and low, a wavy line of blue, upon the horizon--the hills in whose heart Kuttarpur itself lay occult.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, by the roadside, in a compound fenced with camel-thorn, sat an aged and indigent dak-bungalow, marking the end of the first stage, the beginning of the second.
wore
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From this reading It wore a look of Heaven to the traveller.
