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Chapter II
Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun. And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue. But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue. And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor. I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
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thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.”
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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 But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
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From this reading And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.
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From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
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From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
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From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
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From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
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From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.
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From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
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From this reading And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
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From this reading And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.
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From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.
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From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
not any; not one
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
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From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And he said to him: Beware lest I kill thee, thou old impostor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he stuck out at Umra-Singh his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said the Wairágí: Now shall thou have emancipation from thy own ignorance, as to thy way to the Land of the Lotus of the Sun.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will waste no more time expecting to hear from thee my way to the Land of the Lotus, but find it in spite of thee.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Umra-Singh suddenly struck at him a blow of his sword, and as luck would have it, he cut off the end of his tongue.
