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In Old Madras
In Old Madras

Chapter XXVI

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The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.
To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!
But the young lady was mistaken.
Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!
It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.
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In Old Madras

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.
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To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!
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But the young lady was mistaken.
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Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!
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It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.”

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

afield

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

air

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

animals

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

approached

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

bazaar

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

beheld

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

believed

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

bungalow

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the young lady was mistaken.

celebrate

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

certain

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

city

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

cloud

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

coming

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

definitely

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

departure

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

descried

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

direction

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

distance

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

duly

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

dust

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

dâk

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

eminence

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

eyes

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

faint

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

far

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

fixed

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

frenzied

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

General's

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

golden

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

grey

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

haze

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

heard

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

horizon

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

horses

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

hot

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

hundred

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

imagination

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

indeed

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

lady

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From this reading But the young lady was mistaken.

laid

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

late

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

line

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

Mallender's

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

merely

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From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

mistaken

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From this reading But the young lady was mistaken.

morrow

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

out

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

pointed

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

pretty

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

quarter

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

ridden

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

ride

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

riders

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

rolling

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

Seringapatam

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

six

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From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

sun

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

Tara

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Through the golden haze of distance, the eyes of her imagination had merely descried a city in the air!

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

unusually

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the young lady was mistaken.

well

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

Wellunga

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From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To celebrate his last ride at Wellunga, the little party had ridden unusually far afield,--indeed so far that on a certain eminence Tara pointed out to him a faint grey line on the horizon which she believed to be Seringapatam!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The dâk had been duly laid with six good horses, and Mallender's departure definitely fixed for the morrow.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

yards

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

yellow

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

yells

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From this reading It was late as the riders approached Wellunga, the sun was hot, and the animals were pretty well done, when within a couple of hundred yards of the General's bungalow, they heard frenzied yells from the direction of the bazaar, and coming from the same quarter, beheld a rolling cloud of yellow dust.

young

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From this reading But the young lady was mistaken.