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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 The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
according
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
Alibad
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
appointed
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
awkward
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
begun
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
bid
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
Bombay
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
certain
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
civilian
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
civilians
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
class
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
comforted
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From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
commander
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
Commissioner
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
contemporaries
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
Crayne
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
despotism
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
detachments
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
detested
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
end
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
enemies
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
epoch
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
Europeans
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
execration
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
farewell
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
favoured
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
flotilla
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From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
furious
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
General
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From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
hatred
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
Henry
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
individuals
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
journeyed
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
Keeling
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From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
Khemistan
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
lamentations
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
Lennox
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
like
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
Major
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From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
making
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
man
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
military
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
newly
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
newspapers
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
old
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
only
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
people
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
port
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
post
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
prejudice
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
progress
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
proper
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
refusing
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From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
resigned
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
river
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
said
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
signal
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
soldier
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From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
steamers
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From this reading The General and his flotilla of steamers passed on, and Major Keeling returned to Alibad, refusing to be comforted.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
superiors
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
tears
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
temper
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
thrust
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
triumphal
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
two
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
united
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From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
universal
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr Crayne, the newly appointed Commissioner, was not only a civilian but a man of such an awkward temper that it was said his superiors and contemporaries at Bombay had united to thrust the post upon him.
warrior
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From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Henry Lennox had resigned his post, and the military despotism in Khemistan proper was at an end.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Europeans at Alibad journeyed in two detachments to the port on the river to bid farewell to the old warrior, who was making his last triumphal progress amid the tears and lamentations of the people to whom, according to his enemies and their newspapers, his name was a signal for universal execration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The epoch of the soldier was over, that of the civilian had begun, and, like his old commander, he detested civilians as a class, without prejudice to certain favoured individuals, with a furious hatred.
