used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
in the past
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
(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 Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
BuddhanounUS /ˈbuːdə/
founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
BuddhismnounUS /ˈbuːdɪzəm/
a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
BuddhistnounUS /ˈbuːdəst/
one who follows the teachings of Buddha
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
caricatureverbUS /ˈkerəkətʃər/
represent in or produce a caricature of
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
Chahda
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From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
demonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/
an evil supernatural being
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The name of Korse Lenken was known throughout the East as a place of terror.
divisible by two
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
flourishedverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃt/
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
forsookverbUS /fɔːrˈsʊk/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
hordesnounUS /hɔːrdz/
plural of “horde” — a vast multitude
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The name of Korse Lenken was known throughout the East as a place of terror.
Korse
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From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
LamanounUS /ˈlɑːmə/
a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
Lenken
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From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
mockerynounUS /ˈmɑːkəri/
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
monasterynounUS /ˈmɑːnəsteri/
the residence of a religious community
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name of Korse Lenken was known throughout the East as a place of terror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
piracynounUS /ˈpaɪrəsi/
hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The name of Korse Lenken was known throughout the East as a place of terror.
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 The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
robbingverbUS /ˈrɑːbɪŋ/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
swoopingverbUS /ˈswuːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The name of Korse Lenken was known throughout the East as a place of terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The name of Korse Lenken was known throughout the East as a place of terror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
underworldnounUS /ˈʌndərwɜːrld/
the criminal class
From this reading Then, went the legend, as they dedicated the great statue to the hordes of the mountain underworld, the Lord Buddha himself appeared in the sky and stretched his hands over them.
upholdverbUS /əpˈhoʊld/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
vowsnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The name of Korse Lenken was known throughout the East as a place of terror.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Between attacks, the High Lama and his priests made mockery of the religion of Buddhism that they were sworn to uphold, and they built a huge caricature of Buddha, all in black and with the face of a demon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Black Buddha Long ago, according to the tale Chahda had heard from his Indian Buddhist friends in the monastery, a High Lama and some of the chief priests of Korse Lenken forsook their vows and went in for piracy with the monastery as headquarters.
a late time of life
From this reading For years they flourished, robbing travelers and even swooping down on Chinese cities across the border.
