| 单词 | anna |
| 例句 | To the children I handed out two annas apiece, to be spent on fireworks. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z We calculated that if we earned eight annas each day and contrived to live on four, we could save the money we needed to return in forty days. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I earn two annas a day by writing letters—sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. I buy food with it.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Six annas, less than we have earned before; but we have nearly enough now, I thought, coming through the gloom. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I ask little, and less than the others, custom there will surely be,” said I. “In any case one must try. Even a few annas would help.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then extravagance grew frenzied, encouraged by this lapse, and I could not stop myself from taking out two more annas to buy another cart. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “You earn two annas,” he asked, “after working all day?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will pay you four annas a dozen for brinjals, and six annas each for pumpkins, if they are large.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ten annas is only a little over what we usually spend. The change will do us good.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not well at all,” he replied dolefully, holding out one anna. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Eight letters a day at an anna each,” I said. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “One sack, eight annas,” he called; then impatiently, altering his rhythm, “Not there! Behind, with the others!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end we bought the fried pancakes, one each, paying six annas for the three, and four annas for two rice cakes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I had earned two annas, and I spent it on a rice cake for us to eat in the morning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z From counting annas, as the days went by, we began to count rupees. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Users such as @anna_IIna say they won’t back down in the online battle for ideas if the law is passed. Online hate speech may soon incur a hefty bill in Germany 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z “Uma anna, sorry for using your room for this thing.” India's caste system: ‘They are trying to erase dalit history. This is a martyrdom, a sacrifice’ 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z “For sweeping the place, they paid me four annas a day,” he told the New York Times in 1957. Hashim Khan, seven-time world squash champion, dies That old rupee-snatcher of a landlord wouldn't give in an anna because you had been sick. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z The offending stamp was the two annas, bearing a profile portrait of King George. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z "Carrots, two annas," repeated the butler, sticking manfully to his story. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z They get a few annas each and disperse. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z “One anna is a sixteenth part of a rupee. Five rupees equals one American dollar.” Hashim Khan, seven-time world squash champion, dies Since so many pilgrimages are required in their religion the people seem to work very hard for a long time and then spend every anna that they have saved on a pilgrimage somewhere. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z General view of mexico, past and present.—sketch of the career of santa anna. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Once Mrs. Hulver coughed, and he corrected himself, taking off half an anna. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Milk sells at four annas a pound, and without milk no sundesh could be made. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Yet if you fine your servant a few annas out of his good pay for a fault he will admit he made, he will bitterly resent it and probably leave you. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z I will not have an anna above what I now carry in my purse. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Common sugar, then one anna a pound, is now worth four annas a pound. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z He succeeded in discovering a bottle of square gin—the cayenne and turpentine brand at twelve annas a bottle—in Hansen's chest, which, as is customary in all ships' fo'lk'sles, was left unlocked. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Before departure, each and every one of the Brahmins obtains one or two annas as dakhinah, a concession which is not accorded to any other caste. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Any one of them would cut your throat for eight annas.” The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z He sits with this plate for some time, performs certain ceremonies, bathes with the plate untied, and presents it to a Brāhman with some fee, ranging from four annas to several thousands of rupees. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The English fixed the rupee to the value of sixteen annas, in those days there were some big annas, and some little ones, and you could sometimes get twenty-two annas for a rupee. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z And, as I spoke, I fished out four annas and dropped the little piece of silver into his cup. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z What I have I will give thee;' and he laid one rupee and nine annas in my palm and a handful of cowries. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z Sure. — anna Some research suggests that there might be a link between status in social hierarchies and health outcomes that does not depend on access to healthy food, excercise, etc. Well: What Class Rank Says About Health 2010-12-15T18:44:54Z The pūjāri also demands from them two annas as his sacrificing fee.” Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z I never get more than two annas a day. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z Without a word he took the eight annas from me, gave it to the hack-man, and uttered the single word "Jao." The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The term anna is frequently used to express a fraction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" There is a tax of 2 rupees 8 annas on ponies, 1 rupee a maund on wool, and 1 rupee 8 annas a maund on yaks'-tails. The Unveiling of Lhasa A Bēdar, whom I saw at Hospet in the Bellary district, had a quarter anna rolled up in cotton cloth, which he wore on the upper arm in performance of a vow. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Grain, now a rupee a pound, was then two annas a pound. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z Taking eight annas from me, he went down the gangway and offered it to them. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The arms of these children of the desert are encircled in bracelets, some of which we purchased with a few annas. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 "People who quarrel over a few annas have no right to travel," remarked Mrs. Dobson, with the authority of a woman who rejoices in the possession of a large income. The Red Rat's Daughter Members of the poorer classes tie an anna and a quarter in like manner, after performing a fateha ceremony. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Oil which then sold for six pice a bottle, now costs four annas. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z As I was getting nervous I offered him eight annas, at the same time trying to pacify my burly shipmate, who was carrying on like a madman. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z You cannot resist, if an anna is within reach, of throwing it to them and receiving in return a glimpse of their pearly teeth between their red lips in their attempts at a smile. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 His priest took the four annas, but Ganesh did nothing whatever, as shall be shown later. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The captain and I were grubbing among indents over a matter of annas and pice, when along comes Sutton, back from shore leave, to spring a wondrous tale—ending in Shakespeare! Where the Pavement Ends Four annas’ worth of salt, chillies, tamarinds, onions and garlic, would then last a family a whole month; now the same money would not buy a week’s supply. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z Till he pays the fine, not one of us is to speak to him or have anything to do with him, on the pain of a fine of one anna.” Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches If it was a dead man or woman, the dom took one rupee, if it was a dead child he was only paid eight annas. Indian Fairy Tales He was dreaming, with a red and flushed face, under a banian tree; and the Englishman gave him four annas to arrange matters comfortably at Boondi. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He then got out and proceeded to a village close by, where we obtained for a few annas, the carcass of a young kid. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. The Narrator’s notion, that “The English fixed the rupee at sixteen annas,” is another specimen of a very widespread Indian popular delusion. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z Truly, two annas is worth much more in some circumstances than one hundred rupees in others! Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches For a dead man or woman he took one rupee, for a dead child eight annas, and if the bearers had no money to give him, he took some cloth. Indian Fairy Tales She and a companion rent a room in a business quarter, and copy manuscript at the rate of six annas a page. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel They showed me the fangs of each serpent, and I gave them four annas. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions Then my passing that examination was the anna. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India On arriving at the bridge, I found a detachment of English soldiers on the march, and one of these gave the two annas required for our toll. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches “Yes, I will,” said Harchand Mahárájá; “only first give me eight annas.” Indian Fairy Tales An anna is a penny, and that little coin like a threepenny bit is a two-anna bit. Round the Wonderful World At his school he told me that the children of farmers were allowed tuition free; the children of the village people pay 1 to 3 annas a month. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions The variety known to English seedsmen as Large Asiatic, has established itself in the Northern Provinces, where a good head of cauliflower is procurable in December for one-half anna. The Cauliflower It can be easily manufactured or bought in a bazaar for a few annas. Indian Conjuring It reads anna; and I supposed it, till very lately, to mean "rings." Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. A child gets a large pink slab for two pice, and ten pice go to the penny, that is to say, the anna, so it is not dear. Round the Wonderful World "Well, so much lying ought to be worth four annas," I said, and left him happier with the coin. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions An Indian squaw was sitting by the side of a military officer, the one staking her annas, the other his doubloons. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery It can be easily made or bought for a few annas, and with good patter presents a neat little after dinner experiment. Indian Conjuring The ice was sold at four annas a pound, and many people in Madras remember the time when it was the only ice that was to be had, and large quantities of it were sold. The Story of Madras She will neither receive money at the hand of the murderer, nor covenant to bequeath him a single anna that she possesses. The Path to Honour They lay their eggs on the sandbanks in numbers, and these fetch quite a big price, four annas each. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah For the sake of a few annas they gave an exhibition of their skill, hitting any sheep you pointed at in their flock, even at distances of thirty and forty yards. In the Forbidden Land The plain leaves are sold at from 2 annas to 4 annas a hundred, or a higher rate when they are out of season. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II It was settled that we should give him tea, bread, and four annas, and they all went off bawling. Southern Arabia “No, and I am not going to quarrel with you, but for a couple of annas I’d give you a downright horsewhipping.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East In towns the barber’s fee may vary from a pice to two annas for a shave, which is, as has been seen, a much more protracted operation with a Hindu than with a European. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala As they get to know their work and become expert, the good men will earn as much as six annas a day, and some of the women, when plucking leaf, about the same. Ranching, Sport and Travel After each shot she gives him a little sugar, and if he does not hit the deer in three shots he must pay 4 annas to the sawāsa or page. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II The sultan came himself about it, and his children came to beg for annas. Southern Arabia Not the stewed leaves and water we should pay six annas for outside! The Great Amulet This want is, however, being met, and cheap lamp-burners can be bought in Bombay for about twelve annas. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala In some parts of the country, as for instance Fort St. George in Madras, Government used to pay a reward of one anna for every bandicoot killed within the walls. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon The grazier is paid separately for each animal entrusted to his care, a common rate being one anna for a cow or bullock and two annas for a buffalo per month. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Feysul has had copper coins of his own struck, of the value of a quarter anna. Southern Arabia But the other syllables uttered by him, especially anna, taï, dakkn, a, he says in response to any one who speaks them distinctly to him, and he gives them easily and correctly in parrot fashion. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. It may be noted that when the nickel anna coinage was introduced, it was held in some localities that the coins could not be presented at temples as this metal was not sacred. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Meantime he had established native schools, choosing a master, usually a Mussulman, and giving him an anna a head for each boy whom he obtained as a scholar in reading and writing. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field A good carpenter in towns can earn from 12 annas to Rs. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II You have to buy them dear, two rupees and a varying amount of annas, and are told they are very hard to get. Southern Arabia A toll of six annas is levied upon each pack-animal, the money so collected being distributed by the Government among those Kachin Sawbwas who have an hereditary right to levy this tribute. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma This is received by the bride’s father, who, however, has in turn to pay seven rupees eight annas and a goat to the caste panchāyat or committee for the arrangement and sanction of the match. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala She stopped to count the money before she turned—two rupees and eight annas. The Swindler and Other Stories They employ Brāhmans for their ceremonies, and the family priest receives five rupees for officiating at a wedding, three rupees for a funeral, one rupee for a birth, and four annas on ordinary occasions. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II No matter how many extra annas you may have paid, the dollar only passes for two rupees in the interior. Southern Arabia "James, I tell you it's rupees three hundred and twelve, annas eight." Parrot & Co. A liaison between a youth and maiden of the caste is considered a trifling matter, being punished only with a fine of two to four annas or pence. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Mrs. Slater, a keen and clever opponent, indignantly refused to relinquish her post to her relative, and was radiant and triumphant when she carried off a stake of eight annas. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma The crowns cost from four annas to a rupee each. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II We built up a waterproof tent over him, but soon had to unpack him, as the village doctor appeared on the scene, demanding a fee of two annas from my husband. Southern Arabia But not worth an anna until I get to Rangoon. Parrot & Co. He then takes her on his lap and gives her an anna to buy a ring for herself, and sometimes kisses her and says, ‘You will preserve my lineage.’ The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala "It's true; the poor thieve to get a few annas to spend in the dens; the rich and educated buy it by stealth, and absorb it at home in secret." The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma After the marriage the old man can either keep the girl as his wife or divorce her for a further nominal payment of eight annas to a rupee. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II His stock-in-trade consists of some seed and two or three amadavats in one of the pyramid-shaped wicker cages that can be purchased for a few annas in any bazaar. A Bird Calendar for Northern India A duty of three annas a maund is paid on exported rice. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 I need only add, that there is no lack of pretty little bird-cages in the Far East, constructed very tastefully by the neat-handed natives, and sold for two or three annas. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 I commit to his care my journal sealed with five seals: the impressions on them are those of an American gold coin, anna, and half anna, and cake of paint with royal arms. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi The Pābudia Bhuiyas throw four to eight annas’ worth of copper on to the pyre or into the grave, and if the deceased had a cow some ghī or melted butter. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II In April and May the bird-catchers go round and collect the nestlings in order to sell them at four annas apiece. A Bird Calendar for Northern India I don't care a quarter of an anna whose horses they are, but they don't water here. The Story of the Guides Ajeet would know that information of his coming to me would be carried to them by spies—the spies are always with me—and his life wouldn't be worth two annas. Caste It is worth one-quarter of an anna; there are sixteen annas in a rupee, and a rupee is worth about thirty-three cents. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children These the Dhīmar fills up morning and evening and receives two or three annas or pence a month for doing so. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II The best class of laborers get four annas a day, and others not more than two,--six to twelve cents a day. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East In Almorah a maund of rice or mundooa sells for something less than a rupee; barley for eight annas; and wheat for a rupee. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. To Bhowanee you will give four annas, and you will feast to the value of twelve annas, for that is the way of your craft. Caste Their hire is, considering the cheapness of their food, very expensive; a man being rated at four annas a day, a woman at three, and a boy at two. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries In Saugor when a man dies the Dhobi receives eight annas and for a woman four annas, and similar rates in the case of the birth of a male or female child. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Four pice make an anna, a penny and a half, three cents. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East The additional expense for cultivation would be about eight rupees eight annas; so that for thirty-eight rupees eight annas you have for the season one biggah of 1,000 rose trees. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Go you, Hunsa," Ajeet commanded, "into this depraved village and summon the patil to come forth and pay to the sainted yogi the usual gift of one rupee four annas, and make his salaams. Caste Atta now sells at two and three-quarter seers the rupee, a mere nominal fall, for the dealers will only give fifteen annas for a Company’s rupee. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries In Raipur the cultivators give her five annas at the birth of a boy and four annas for a girl, while well-to-do people pay a rupee. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II He made as if he would hobble away, but she called to him to wait, while she ran to her room to fetch a few annas for him. The Keeper of the Door Much of this land is out of cultivation, as I have already stated, while the cultivated portions yield on an average only two or three annas per acre of revenue. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. "Here, I will give thee two annas if thou tell the whole story to my liking." The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery "I never thought you cared a single anna what any one thought of you." The Lamp in the Desert We always used Indian currency—the rupee and the anna. War in the Garden of Eden And by Heaven, and by Him who sits on the Throne, men will swear falsely for an "anna" or two. The Jesus of History In these cases, the birds were either cooked and eaten at once, or sold to some passing shepherd or lama for a few annas. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Over her body hung simply a muslin tunic worth a few annas; of the garden in which she stood not a flower belonged to her, no weight of jewels lay on her happy heart. Six Women He pulled a hand out of his pocket and displayed a few annas in his palm. The Lamp in the Desert It wrung four annas from me—but it was a terrible wrench. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series The thieves then seized him, and took away his annas. The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies They sell at the price of from eight annas to a rupee each. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden "If six mangoes cost three annas, how much will one mango cost?" Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India The Emperor would haggle for the value of an anna, and the ladies would feign indignation, scold his Majesty roundly, and tell him to go where he could suit himself better. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood He will mark down "one anna in the rupee" with unerring certainty; he will suspect smaller coin. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series Then they fined him one rupee four annas and made him give another goat in exchange for the one he had stolen. Folklore of the Santal Parganas I have seen in Calcutta vast mansions of which every little niche and corner towards the street was let out to very small traders at a few annas a month. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden No sane man would ever expend two annas where one would do! A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Including the value of the food we begged, the cost of living was just about two annas a day for each of us. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" She and a companion rent a room in a business quarter, and, aided by a typewriting machine, copy MSS. at the rate of six annas a page. American Notes After some hesitation the shopkeeper was deceived into lending the four annas. Folklore of the Santal Parganas Amber turned and eyed the man curiously, at the same time dropping into the filthy, importunate palm a few annas. The Bronze Bell Next morning he is at the door with a request for an anna to buy oil. Behind the Bungalow He gives loans for the smallest amount from a rupee and upwards, charging at the rate of half an anna per month interest for each rupee, which amounts to nearly 38 per cent. per annum. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" From it there springs first 'anna,' i.e. that which is the object of fruition on the part of all enjoying agents, viz. the non-evolved subtle principles of all elements. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 At this the shopkeeper suffered himself to be persuaded and lent him the anna. Folklore of the Santal Parganas His tale corroborated Rámtonu’s in most particulars, with the addition that the tall babu had given him eight annas bakshish for cashing the cheque. Tales of Bengal Next day he again wants an anna for oil, but this has nothing to do with the other. Behind the Bungalow When I was alone I used to get 10 annas, and when there were two of us together we got eight annas each. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" From this 'anna' there spring successively breath, mind, and all other effected things up to work, which is the means of producing reward in the form of the heavenly world, and Release. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 Then he went off to another shop and borrowed a rupee by promising to pay eight annas a month as interest and putting down four annas as advance. Folklore of the Santal Parganas You may catch a chuprassi in the act, you may beat him and insist on his handing back the money, but almost before your back is turned the annas or pice have changed hands again! Olivia in India I have spoken of having butter made in the house, but Gopal carries on all departments of a dairyman’s business, and you may buy butter of him at two annas a “cope.” Behind the Bungalow Here is the account of one of our Native Captains as to how he used to manage with his allowance of eight annas a week. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" If the average rent of the village lands was, let me say, one rupee eight annas an acre, the rent roll of the 1000 acres would be 1500 rupees. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter It was clearly the duty of the military not to attempt to pull out the ticketless Mahajarins for the sake of a few annas. Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation We would offer two rupees, and, after a few minutes' bargaining, they took it quite cheerfully, the thing probably not being worth eight annas. Olivia in India I beg from sunrise until noon, wandering about the streets and past the "pedhis" of the rich merchants, and with luck I obtain six or eight annas. By-Ways of Bombay Twenty-five rupees, eight annas of earned emolument—gone while I watched the movements of a murderer! The Winds of the World For two or three annas a fish of several pounds weight can easily be purchased. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Four annas for going eight miles upwards and eight miles downwards not less than twice a day; altogether thirty-two miles up and down a mountain 1,500 feet high, carrying a burden of two hundredweight! From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Then Chumbo, the hide-seller, said: 'I will pay three annas for the body, and will walk by this man's side till such time as the pony dies. Soldiers Three I think it takes a double handful of pice to make an anna, and 16 annas to make a rupee; and even in those days the rupee was worth only half a dollar. Following the Equator, Part 5 So, on a night when we were sleeping, my brother took the five annas that remained to us and ran away. Life's Handicap Three native boatmen quarrelling over five annas were making an awful row at his elbow. Lord Jim However, India is a country where everything is adjusted to never changing customs, and four annas a day is the pay for unskilled labor of any kind. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan If it be more than two miles, I will pay two annas only.' Soldiers Three It was a big goat, but it was mangy, so he held only two annas in his hand. Told in the East We went crying away from that place, hand- in-hand, across the fields; and our money was seven annas and six pie. Life's Handicap Here is the bill: twenty-seven rupees, twelve annas. The Ivory Trail These poor wretches are paid for their work four annas a day all the year round. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Will the Sahib give me eight annas to make smooth the injury and—complete the insult—? Soldiers Three He learned, among other things, that Juggut Khan had lost every anna that he owned, and had only escaped with his life by dint of luck and swordship and most terrific riding. Told in the East "You can keep every anna of it if you choose." Rung Ho! "The damage amounted to seventeen rupees, eight annas." The Ivory Trail They say it amounts only to a few annas a day, but would probably not allow to the full amount for fear of being taxed. Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet One night Hawk told me of a Hindu fakir who sat by the roadside performing the mango-trick for one anna. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. He paid eight annas for the drink, and this revealed to him that he had only six annas more in his pocket- -or in the world as he stood at that hour. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition Lear was not so full of historical allusions as Julius Caesar; the book cost four annas, but could be bought second-hand in Bow Bazar for two. Kim The boy who would not sell me the mynah for six annas told me that a one-eyed man had come there and drunk the bad waters and gone mad. The Day's Work - Part 01 Our shoemaker charged us six annas, or ninepence, for eight pairs, and that was thirty per cent. over the proper price. Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet He paid eight annas for the drink, and this revealed to him that he had only six annas more in his pocket—or in the world as he stood at that hour. Plain Tales from the Hills I gave him all the money in my possession, Rs. 9-8-5—nine rupees eight annas and five pie— for I always keep small change as bakshish when I am in camp. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition I smelt it, but I did not get the mynah even for six annas. The Day's Work - Part 01 "And Beshaki was paid four annas for her hire three days ago by the wood-cutter's brother, who is the left-hand man of the jhampanis here," said Adam, in a loud and joyful voice. The Day's Work - Part 01 These nominal rupees are each value 10 annas, or 1S. 3D., the most chipped and mutilated objects imaginable. 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