used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
(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 But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
ambulancesnounUS /ˈæmbjələnsəz/
plural of “ambulance” — a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
BelgianadjectiveUS /ˈbeldʒən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
clericaladjectiveUS /ˈklerəkəl/
of or relating to clerks
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
congregationnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
couldn't
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From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
set up or found
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
hadn't
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From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
ill-dressedadjective
not well dressed
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
Jasin
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From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
Kisumunoun
a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
NairobinounUS /ˌnaɪˈroʊbi/
the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
not divisible by two
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
sepoy's
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From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
sepoys
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From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
starlings
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From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
swarmingverbUS /ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
possessing sweep
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
Taborah
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From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
Tanganoun
100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was my job to see them into the ambulances and send them off to hospital.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading These mean and ill-dressed people kept up a chatter like starlings under the station roof.
precisely as stated
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN I stepped on to the platform at Nairobi I hadn’t the very least idea of what I was in for.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
which person or people
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The train for which we were waiting was due from Kisumu, bringing with it a number of Indian sepoys, captured at Tanga and Jasin, whom the Belgian advance on Taborah had freed.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But when I got to the station I found the platform swarming with clerical hats and women who looked religious, all of whom couldn’t very well have been swept into this degree of congregation for the sake of an odd sepoy’s soul.
