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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 Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
absolutely
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
accoutred
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
all
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
Amber
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
American
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
backways
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
cared
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
city
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
condition
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
declared
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
designated
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
destination
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
disciplined
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
domiciled
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
driven
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
efforts
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
escort
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
especial
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
Exalted
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
extraordinary
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
eyes
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
fact
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
followed
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
guest
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
hoofs
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
hospitality
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
house
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
impassive
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
indifferent
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
interested
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
intricate
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
jangling
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
knew
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
Kuttarpur's
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
lover
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
matter
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
mistress's
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
Nath
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
network
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
obtained
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
off
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
officially
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
other
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
parting
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
patient
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
permission
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
permitted
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
portion
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
purlieus
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
Ram
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
Residency
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
Resident
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
revelling
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
say
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
scantily
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
semi-daze
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
sleep
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
spot
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
State
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From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
steel
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
streets
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
tonga
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
troopers
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
tumult
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
unkind
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From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
very
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
waiting
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
WATER
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From this reading OVER THE WATER Ram Nath, patient and impassive as ever, had the tonga waiting for Amber before the Residency.
well
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From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was in that condition of semi-daze which is the not extraordinary portion of a declared lover revelling in the memory of his mistress's eyes, whose parting look has not been unkind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was indifferent, absolutely; the matter interested him as scantily--which is to say not at all--as did the fact that an escort of troopers of the State, very well accoutred and disciplined, followed the tonga with a great jangling of steel and tumult of hoofs.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was a guest of the State, officially domiciled at the designated house of hospitality; without especial permission, obtained through the efforts of the Resident, he could sleep in no other spot in the city or its purlieus.
words
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From this reading Exalted beyond words, the American permitted himself to be driven off through Kuttarpur's intricate network of streets and backways, toward a destination of which he knew as little as he cared.
