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The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib
The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.
Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.
Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.
But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.
The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.
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The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.
Line 2
Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.
Line 3
Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.
/səmˈtaɪmz ɪt θrʌst ˈoʊnli ə ˈʃoʊldər aʊt ʌv ɪts klaʊd ˈɡɑːrmənts ənd səmˈtaɪmz waɪt ˈfliːsɪz swept ˈoʊvər ɪt frʌm ˈmɔːrnɪŋ tɪl naɪt/
Line 4
But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.
Line 5
The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

Learner Dictionary

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ascended verb US /əˈsendɪd/

past form of “ascend” — travel up

From this reading “The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fleeces noun US /ˈfliːsɪz/

plural of “fleece” — the wool of a sheep or similar animal

From this reading “Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
indefinable adjective US /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/

not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words

From this reading “Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pelting noun US /ˈpeltɪŋ/

anything happening rapidly or in quick successive

From this reading “Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rains noun US /reɪnz/

plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading “Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spur noun US /spɜːr/

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading “The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trailing noun US /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading “But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twinkled verb US /ˈtwɪŋkəld/

past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading “The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

winding road adjective + noun

In this reading “But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.”

661 times in 426,211 chapters
twelve miles noun + noun counted as “twelve mile”

In this reading “The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.”

2,419 times in 426,211 chapters
seven thousand noun + noun

In this reading “The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.”

1,647 times in 426,211 chapters
within sight preposition + noun

In this reading “IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.”

3,871 times in 426,211 chapters
thousand feet noun + noun counted as “thousand foot”

In this reading “The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.”

4,554 times in 426,211 chapters
promised land verb + noun counted as “promise land”

In this reading “IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.”

987 times in 426,211 chapters
till night preposition + noun

In this reading “Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.”

3,312 times in 426,211 chapters
other days adjective + noun

In this reading “But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.”

2,636 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 86

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/

past form of “ascend” — travel up

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Brownes

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From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
climbverbUS /klaɪm/

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cloud-region

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From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

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cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dehra

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From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

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Doon

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From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fleecesnounUS /ˈfliːsɪz/

plural of “fleece” — the wool of a sheep or similar animal

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/

not accessible to view

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/

not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mattedadjective

tangled in a dense mass

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mussoorie

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From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

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nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
peltingnounUS /ˈpeltɪŋ/

anything happening rapidly or in quick successive

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/

plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sailedverbUS /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spurnounUS /spɜːr/

a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/

possessing sweep

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Sometimes it lay quite hidden in some indefinable matted cloud-region of the sky, and then the last of the September rains came pelting down the Doon.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twinkledverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəld/

past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The road ascended to Mussoorie, which twinkled white on a spur above them seven thousand feet up, and twelve miles off.

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whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Sometimes it thrust only a shoulder out of its cloud garments, and sometimes white fleeces swept over it from morning till night.

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windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading But there were other days when the clouds sailed high above it, trailing their shadows after them, and then indeed the Brownes could climb to it by a winding road that began at their very feet.

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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading IN Dehra the Brownes were within sight of the promised land, not always but often.

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Chapter 25 of The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib by Sara Jeannette Duncan holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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