used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
in addition
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
completely unclothed
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
Leh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
engage in
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
MosquenounUS /mɑːsk/
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He was not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Was the thief taken, O son of a Prophet?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
offeringsnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋz/
plural of “offering” — something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
ProphetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading "Was the thief taken, O son of a Prophet?"
Sahibnoun
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
Sahib's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
ShinnounUS /ʃɪn/
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Was the thief taken, O son of a Prophet?"
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Was the thief taken, O son of a Prophet?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "Was the thief taken, O son of a Prophet?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading I have cried in the veranda, to see the Lady Sahib's sorrow, and I have also prayed and made many offerings at the Mosque, but the thief escaped.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was the thief taken, O son of a Prophet?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leh Shin curled his bare toes on the edge of his bed and looked at them with a great appearance of interest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now that my service with the Lord Sahib is finished, and as he has assisted my poverty with small gifts, I would like to make a present to the Lady Sahib.
