serai

Example Sentences

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And next day, in the serai where he had put up in Peshawar, Ahmed learnt from Sherdil that his name stood thirty-second on the list of candidates for the Guides.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Then he proceeded quickly to a small serai on the other side of the Chandni Chauk.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Evidently, too, a stout serai, or inn, a square building surrounding a quadrangle set apart for the lodgment of camels and merchandise was regarded as a stronghold.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

He bethought himself of his goods in the serai.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

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 Bishop, H. C. W.