used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
(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 All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEORIES AND FACTS.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
coolies
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From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading THEORIES AND FACTS.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
the force of workers available
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
not any; not one
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
pitsnounUS /pɪts/
plural of “pit” — a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
roll-call
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From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
THEORIESnounUS /ˈθɪriz/
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading THEORIES AND FACTS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
to-day
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From this reading There is a festival to-day among the coolies.
tom-toms
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From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
under normal conditions
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
weedingverbUS /ˈwiːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “weed” — clear of weeds
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
in or at the place that
From this reading All night, from down in the valley where their huts are, has come the sound of tom-toms beating.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fields have been empty, and the village which is usually so abandoned by day, is full of people.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And this morning there has been no roll-call, no telling off the men to making pits and the women to weeding.
