used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
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 Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
how long something has existed
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
a youthful male person
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
DeterminationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
divisible by two
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
explorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
FourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
grammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
highest in quality
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
keynotenounUS /ˈkiːnoʊt/
the principal theme in a speech or literary work
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
LIVINGSTONEnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
missionarynounUS /ˈmɪʃəneri/
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
a course of conduct
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
determined
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
up to a particular time
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Fourteen hours of daily work left little time for reading, but he educated himself, till at nineteen he was resolved to be a medical missionary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DAVID LIVINGSTONE "I shall open up a path to the interior or perish."
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Such were the words of one of the greatest explorers of Africa in the nineteenth century.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading At the age of ten he was at work in a cotton factory in Scotland: with his first week's wages he bought a Latin grammar.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Determination was the keynote of his character even as a young boy.
