aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
attemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
cautionnounUS /ˈkɑːʃən/
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
committingverbUS /kəˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “commit” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
DelhinounUS /ˈdeli/
a city in north central India
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
take in liquids
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
duelnounUS /ˈduːəl/
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
exercisedverbUS /ˈeksərsaɪzd/
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
obtain
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
Gordon
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From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
highest in quality
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
HAIDEE
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From this reading HAIDEE Ō STAR.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
go away from a place
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
maddenedadjective
marked by extreme anger
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
outragesnounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒɪz/
plural of “outrage” — a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
prominentlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmənəntli/
in a prominent way
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prowlingverbUS /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
a person who is being chased
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading HAIDEE Ō STAR.
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 We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three or four attempts were made by Haidee and her companion to gain entrance to the city, but each attempt failed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
traveller's
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From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
at the time that
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
in or at the place that
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
which person or people
From this reading We must for the time being leave the fortunes of Flora Meredith and Zeemit to follow those of some of the other characters who have figured prominently in this story.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the greatest caution had to be exercised, for thousands of natives, flushed with success and maddened with drink, were prowling about, committing the most diabolical outrages on every one they met.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Haidee and Walter Gordon left the traveller’s rest, where the duel had taken place, they pursued their journey without further adventure, until they reached the neighbourhood of Delhi.
Zeemit
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Ō
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From this reading HAIDEE Ō STAR.
