A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“H’m!” said Strickland. “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road. This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence]. All right.” In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading All right.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
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From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
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From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
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From this reading “H’m!” said Strickland.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
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From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All right.”
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From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading “H’m!” said Strickland.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m!” said Strickland.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
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From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is meant for me personally—sheer _badmashi_ [impudence].
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In justice to a very hard-working class it must be said that the thieves of Upper India have the keenest sense of humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought they wouldn’t dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road.
