Chapter XXIX · The Trial at the High Court

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

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

plural of “advance” — a movement forward

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

(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 There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

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

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

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

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

a state or condition being blighted

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

maintain or assert

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

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

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

causing destruction or much damage

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

to or in any or all places

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

a quantity much larger than is needed

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

past form of “exercise” — put to use

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

an exorbitant charge

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

usually; as a rule

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

the act of departing

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

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From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

a large number or amount

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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 Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

not any; not one

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

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

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

and nothing more

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

in other respects or ways

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

by chance

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

plural of “platform” — a raised horizontal surface

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

bring forth or yield

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

plural of “refuge” — a safe place

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

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From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

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From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

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From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

filled with satisfaction

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

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From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

the season of growth

From this reading On the higher lands only the autumn rice-crops are grown, the spring crops being generally raised on the lower lands.

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

precisely as stated

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

look attentively

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

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

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading There was water everywhere: here and there were raised bamboo platforms to serve as refuges whence the ryots could watch their crops; but, for all their produce the people were no better off.

which person or people

From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE cutting of the rice-crops had already begun in the Soonderbunds: boats were constantly coming and going with their loads.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Rice is very easily grown in Bengal, but the crops have many obstacles to contend with: they are liable to destruction from excess of rain and from want of it; then there are the locusts and all kinds of destructive insects, and the late autumn storms: the rice-crop, moreover, requires continual attention for without very great care being exercised, blight attack the plants.

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From this reading On the one hand there was the _mahajan_, who made them advances, to be satisfied, on the other, the zemindar's _paik_ with his extortion: if they succeeded in selling their crops well, they might perhaps have two full meals a day, otherwise all they had to depend upon was fish or vegetables, or what they could earn as day labourers.