used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
BoomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
defectionnounUS /dɪˈfekʃən/
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
drawbacknounUS /ˈdrɔːbæk/
the quality of being a hindrance
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
FalknernounUS /ˈfɔːknər/
United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
depressingly dark
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
hippedadjective
having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination)
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
krantzes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
go away from a place
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
lunchedverbUS /lʌntʃt/
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
engage in
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
not any; not one
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
having a point
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
waggons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
walledverbUS /wɔːld/
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a grey and lowering day, gloomy in the extreme, and every now and then a spot of rain showed what we were likely to expect, but Falkner was keen on sport, and I was getting hipped, besides, in those days I cared little enough for weather.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading We scrambled about all the morning among the rocks, with absolutely no luck whatever, and then I got sick of it, wherefore after we had lunched upon what we had brought with us I proposed to find my way back to the waggons.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One day Falkner and I started off to have a hunt among the krantzes beyond those which walled in the hollow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Falkner of course wanted to keep on, but I pointed out that my defection need cause no drawback to him, for I would leave him the boys and make my way back alone.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
ZulusnounUS /ˈzuːluːz/
plural of “zulu” — a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
From this reading We took Jan Boom with us, and a couple of young Zulus to show us the short cut.
