used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He did not come back empty handed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
cakesnounUS /keɪks/
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
chuppatties
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From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He did not come back empty handed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not come back empty handed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He did not come back empty handed.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
foragingnounUS /ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪŋ/
the act of searching for food and provisions
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading He did not come back empty handed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not come back empty handed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "NO, SAHIB, NOT I."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
jarverbUS /dʒɑːr/
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
lotanoun
a globular water bottle used in Asia
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
Luchman
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From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
not any; not one
From this reading "NO, SAHIB, NOT I."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "NO, SAHIB, NOT I."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
OrientverbUS /ˈɔːrient/
be oriented
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
SAHIBnoun
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading "NO, SAHIB, NOT I."
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
universallyadverbUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəli/
everywhere
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
unpalatableadjectiveUS /ənˈpælətəbəl/
not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
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 He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
(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 He brought a lota or brass jar of water, some native fruits and a half dozen chuppatties or flat cakes, used universally through India and the greater part of the Orient, as well as in Central and South America.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The soft footstep which fell on their ears was that of Luchman returning from his foraging expedition.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no meat, which would have been unpalatable during such hot weather.
