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From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
(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 I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
Augpoor
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From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
CAMPAIGNnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN OF VENGEANCE.
CHARTERIS
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From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
Chund
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From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
costsnounUS /kɑːsts/
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
dearly loved
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
Gerrard
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From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
Grunthees
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From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
HAL
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From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
Heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN OF VENGEANCE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
deliver by singing
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN OF VENGEANCE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
up to a particular time
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
to-morrow
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From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading THE CAMPAIGN OF VENGEANCE.
in or to any place at all
From this reading "To Lieutenant Henry Gerrard, wherever he may be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DEAR HAL,--For Heaven's sake bring up your guns by five o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I will maintain my position at all costs till five, but if you have not come up then I must retreat across the river--and my Grunthees will stay on this side of it.--Yours, R. CHARTERIS."
zumboorucks
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From this reading I have nothing but zumboorucks,[1] and Chund Sing with all the Augpoor artillery is in front of me.
