filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
Charlie
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From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
Coote
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From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
deceivingverbUS /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
an opposing military force
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
I'm
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From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
Jaffier
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From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
Mankarah
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From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
martialadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
Meer
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From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
nabobnounUS /ˈnæbɑːb/
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
packsnounUS /pæks/
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
