adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Her guest absolutely will not budge.
absurdlyadverbUS /əbˈsɜːrdli/
in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
budgeverbUS /bʌdʒ/
move very slightly
From this reading Her guest absolutely will not budge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
Chota
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From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
guestnounUS /ɡest/
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Her guest absolutely will not budge.
guestsnounUS /ɡests/
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her guest absolutely will not budge.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
lavishadjectiveUS /ˈlævɪʃ/
very generous
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
Nikhil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her guest absolutely will not budge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
payingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪɪŋ/
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
penaltynounUS /ˈpenəlti/
the act of punishing
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
RaninounUS /ˈrɑːni/
(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
sister-in-lawnounUS /ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː/
the sister of your spouse
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor brother Nikhil is paying the penalty of being born too modern.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He should have come as a guest if he wanted to stay on.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In our time there used to be guests, too; but they had not such lavish looking after--we were so absurdly taken up with our husbands.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her guest absolutely will not budge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading One day my sister-in-law remarked with a cutting laugh: "What a wonderfully hospitable Chota Rani we have!
