Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
activity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
Age
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
brain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
brave
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
Bundlegunge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
called
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
Cape
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
Colonel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
command
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
dealt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
descendant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
diminished
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
dinner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
division
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
Double
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
empire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
fatigue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
fire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
fork
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
French
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
friends
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
gallant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
heat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
hookah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
Indian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
kindly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
knife
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
Madras
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
Malonys
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
meals
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
Michael
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
miles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
military
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
Molloys
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
much
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
O'Dowd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
officer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Age and heat have not diminished the activity or the eloquence of the descendant of the Malonys and the Molloys.
ordinarily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
perplexed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
plays
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
puffs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
quartered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
quietly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
Reader
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
regiment
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
resumes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
scolds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
Sir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
smokes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
station
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
stomachs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
stout
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
success
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
tempers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
ten
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
th
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
thousand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
tiffin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
transport
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
Waterloo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
weapons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel plays a good knife and fork at tiffin and resumes those weapons with great success at dinner.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape The astonished reader must be called upon to transport himself ten thousand miles to the military station of Bundlegunge, in the Madras division of our Indian empire, where our gallant old friends of the --th regiment are quartered under the command of the brave Colonel, Sir Michael O'Dowd.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
wife
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smokes his hookah after both meals and puffs as quietly while his wife scolds him as he did under the fire of the French at Waterloo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain.
