serai
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"And you took up your abode in the serai of Gopal Ali by the Moti Bazar."
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
Leaving the serai again the following morning, we did a short march of some six or seven miles only, down to the river.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
The strongest point was an old serai at their left centre, where they had four guns; nine other guns lay between this and the bridge.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
Our next halt, which we reached in the middle of the morning, was a serai standing by itself on a low ridge.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
Her words, so simply and directly spoken, caught at Archie's imagination—"Hélas! je ne serai plus fille!"
From Beggars on Horseback by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse
The most approved permanent camps or "posts" were mud serais flanked by bastions at the alternate angles and overlooking a yard or "kraal."
From Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Theo. F. Rodenbough
To settle his undecided mind, you repeat: "Je serais," and you may lay great emphasis on ais, bleating for thirty seconds like a sheep in distress.
From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by Max O'Rell
These things are usually carried by travellers on camels, or in carts drawn by oxen; taking likewise tents along with them, to use when they do not find serais.
Satisfied that he is well prepared, you start with your best voice: "Je serais...."
From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by Max O'Rell
He rode close beside Sherdil all the way, and when they halted at roadside serais for rest and refreshment, those two ate together and squatted or lay side by side.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
