used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
aloofadjectiveUS /əˈluːf/
remote in manner
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading For in Chitipur the ancient ways are devoutly followed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
from appearances alone
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For in Chitipur the ancient ways are devoutly followed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
BombaynounUS /bɑːmˈbeɪ/
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
Chitipur
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From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
cloudedadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdɪd/
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
devoutlyadverbUS /dɪˈvaʊtli/
in a devout and pious manner
From this reading For in Chitipur the ancient ways are devoutly followed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
at any time
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For in Chitipur the ancient ways are devoutly followed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in Chitipur the ancient ways are devoutly followed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
gaily-robed
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From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
the act of departing
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
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 The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
Maharajahnoun
a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
narrow-gauge
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From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
no-whither
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From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
QUESTnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
sparkledverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəld/
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
Thresk
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From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
throngedadjectiveUS /θrɔːŋd/
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
create by training and teaching
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
traverseverbUS /ˈtrævərs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading The capital of that state lies aloof from the trunk roads and is reached by a branch railway sixty miles long, which is the private possession of the Maharajah and takes four hours to traverse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading For in Chitipur the ancient ways are devoutly followed.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
showing curiosity
From this reading Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
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 QUEST The next night Henry Thresk left Bombay and on the Wednesday afternoon he was travelling in a little white narrow-gauge train across a flat yellow desert which baked and sparkled in the sun.
