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97
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
98
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Evening after evening I know that these blasphemous meetings take place.
Agra
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
Akbar
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
Ali
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
also
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
armed
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
bad
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
bazars
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
blasphemous
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From this reading Evening after evening I know that these blasphemous meetings take place.
blissful
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
boards
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
closed
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
coloured
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
companion
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
conversation
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
court
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
crowd
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
deep
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
deigning
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
despised
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
dice-players
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
dreams
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
drunken
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
earnest
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
engaged
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
evening
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
gaily
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
go
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
grave
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
Hindus
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
houses
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Evening after evening I know that these blasphemous meetings take place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evening after evening I know that these blasphemous meetings take place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
lost
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
meetings
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From this reading Evening after evening I know that these blasphemous meetings take place.
Muhammadans
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
once
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
opium-eaters
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
place
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From this reading Evening after evening I know that these blasphemous meetings take place.
pleasures
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
reposed
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
river
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
round
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
said
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
sat
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
shops
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
situated
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
smaller
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
social
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
soldiers
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
solitary
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
TAUHID-I-ILAHI
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From this reading "TAUHID-I-ILAHI."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evening after evening I know that these blasphemous meetings take place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
there
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
things
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
thronged
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
turn
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
usual
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From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
various
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
verandahs
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
weapons
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From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [97] As usual, when evening closed in, a gaily coloured crowd thronged round the shops and houses of one of the smaller bazars of Agra, situated on the river.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here and there dice-players sat in open verandahs round their boards; and there passed drunken [98] soldiers armed with various weapons; a little retired from the crowd reposed solitary opium-eaters, lost in blissful dreams; and there also were grave Muhammadans deep in earnest conversation, and deigning for once to take a turn amongst the despised Hindus engaged in their social pleasures.
worse
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Ali," said one of these to his companion, "with Akbar and his court things go from bad to worse.
