used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
in the past
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
Bheels
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
Candeish
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
destroyed or killed
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
with low volume
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
any competition
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
ROBBERnounUS /ˈrɑːbər/
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading THE ROBBER TRIBE.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Willy's Tale.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBBER TRIBE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
TRIBEnounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading THE ROBBER TRIBE.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
Willy's
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From this reading Willy's Tale.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
a late time of life
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
