1794
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From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
courageouslyadverbUS /kərˈeɪdʒəsli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
exploreverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
inquire into
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
geographers
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From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
Herodotusnoun
the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
the force of workers available
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
MUNGO
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From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
Nasamones
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From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
Negroland
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From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
NIGERnounUS /ˈnaɪdʒər/
an African river; flows into the South Atlantic
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
NilenounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
ScotsmannounUS /ˈskɑːtsmən/
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
SelkirknounUS /ˈselkərk/
Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
the season of growth
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER Bruce died in the spring of 1794.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Most of the early geographers knew something of a great river running through Negroland.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
not known
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
precisely as stated
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
which person or people
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
belonging to which person
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arrived at the edge of the great sandy desert, they collected provisions and supplied themselves with water and plunged courageously into the unknown.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Just a year later another Scotsman, Mungo Park, from Selkirk, started off to explore the great river Niger--whose course was as mysterious as that of the Nile.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Indeed, Herodotus tells of five young men, the Nasamones, who set out to explore the very heart of Africa.
