adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
antiquatedadjectiveUS /ˈæntəkweɪtɪd/
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
bubblesnounUS /ˈbʌbəlz/
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
copiouslyadverbUS /ˈkoʊpjəsli/
in an abundant manner
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
Lalpore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
minaretsnounUS /ˌmɪnərˈets/
plural of “minaret” — slender tower with balconies
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
pariahnounUS /pərˈaɪə/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
pipal-trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
red-stone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
StarrnounUS /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
tentnounUS /tent/
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There did not seem to be so much as a pariah dog outside.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Some pipal-trees looked over the walls, and a couple of very antiquated cannon looked through them, but nothing stirred.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
wateredadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtərd/
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading It made a splendid picture at broad noon, the blue sky and the old red-stone city on her little hill, holding up her minarets and the white marble bubbles of her temples, and then the yellow sand drifting up; but one could not look at it long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colonel Starr, from the door of his tent, half a mile away, had looked at it pretty steadily for two hours, so steadily that his eyes, red and smarting with the dust of a two hundred mile ride, watered copiously, and made him several degrees more uncomfortable than he had been before.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The gates of Lalpore were shut, and all about her walls the yellow sandy plains stretched silent and empty.
