used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
Bakhsh
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From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, when he does, you can detain him.
compoundnounUS /ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “Well, when he does, you can detain him.
someone who is a detective
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, when he does, you can detain him.
dressing-room
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From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
a social unit living together
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
GeorgianounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has that sweetseller turned up yet, Ismail Bakhsh?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
a social unit living together
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
Ismail
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From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
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 From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
recurredverbUS /riˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “recur” — happen or occur again
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
sahibnoun
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
cut with a saw
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
sweetseller
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From this reading “Has that sweetseller turned up yet, Ismail Bakhsh?”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Has that sweetseller turned up yet, Ismail Bakhsh?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No, sahib, I have not seen him this morning.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Has that sweetseller turned up yet, Ismail Bakhsh?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Has that sweetseller turned up yet, Ismail Bakhsh?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From his long connection with the family, the old soldier was regarded as the head of the household staff.
(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 “Well, when he does, you can detain him.
at the time that
From this reading “Well, when he does, you can detain him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as Dick awoke in the morning, his talk with Georgia recurred to his mind, and looking out of his dressing-room window, he called to Ismail Bakhsh, whom he saw in the compound.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Has that sweetseller turned up yet, Ismail Bakhsh?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, when he does, you can detain him.
