used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE ISSUES OF AN AWFUL MOMENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
AWFULadjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading THE ISSUES OF AN AWFUL MOMENT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
Charteris
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From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
dearly loved
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
Dera
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From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
discoloured
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From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading However, we rode to meet him, with a small escort.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
fat's
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From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
garden-house
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From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
Gauleeb
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From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, we rode to meet him, with a small escort.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
ISSUESnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading THE ISSUES OF AN AWFUL MOMENT.
KhannounUS /kɑːn/
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
immediately past
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
come together
From this reading However, we rode to meet him, with a small escort.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE ISSUES OF AN AWFUL MOMENT.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISSUES OF AN AWFUL MOMENT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
Rajahnoun
a prince or king in India
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading However, we rode to meet him, with a small escort.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
express in words
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading However, we rode to meet him, with a small escort.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "MY DEAR CHARTERIS,--I am sorry to say that the fat's in the fire at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISSUES OF AN AWFUL MOMENT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
in or to any place at all
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This morning the Rajah invited us to go out with him to his garden-house, but did not send an elephant for us, as we expected.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The letter was written roughly in pencil on a large sheet of rough and discoloured paper:-- "To Lieutenant Robert Charteris, at Dera Gauleeb Khan or wherever he may be.
