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From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
BabunounUS /bɑːˈbuː/
used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
Baburam
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From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
BazarnounUS /bəˈzɑːr/
a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
Becharam
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From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
Beni
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From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
creepers
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From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
dearly loved
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
ebbsnounUS /ebz/
plural of “ebb” — a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
garden-house
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From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
the act of departing
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
and nothing more
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
come together
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
on one occasion
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
Prasad's
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From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
RamverbUS /ræm/
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
cut with a saw
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
moving very fast
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
propel through the air
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
in the direction of
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was gazing about him, and had just caught up a refrain of Ram Prasad's[35] "Swift to its goal life ebbs away."
precisely as stated
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAVING just come in from his morning walk, Beni Babu was sitting in his garden-house.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading True indeed it is that 'swift to its goal life ebbs away.'" Starting up from his seat, Beni Babu saw Becharam Babu of Bow Bazar hurrying towards him, and going to meet him, said: "Becharam, my dear friend, what has happened?"
at the time that
From this reading --when suddenly from a bower of creepers to the west of him, he heard a voice: "Ha! friend Beni!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Becharam Babu replied: "Throw your shawl over your shoulders and come with me at once: Baburam Babu is very ill: you must see him just once."
