Chapter XVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

later than; following

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

(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 are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

dearly loved

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

take in solid food

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You see I was quite right."

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

be incompatible; be or come into conflict

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

no person; not anyone

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

by chance

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "You see I was quite right."

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

offensive to the mind

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

precisely, exactly

From this reading "You see I was quite right."

Identical; not different.

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "You see I was quite right."

be seated

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

economically important Old World tropical cereal grass

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "You see I was quite right."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "My dear Miss Poles," remarked Delange, "nobody wants to force you to eat, although, by the way, there is nothing at all repulsive about this food."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We are expected to eat, after all," exclaimed Miss Poles.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Perhaps not, but I will never sit down at the same table with these creatures!"

in the company of; together with

From this reading A few moments elapsed, and then five fresh slaves made their appearance, three of whom carried an immense jar filled with milk, and the other two iron bowls containing a paste made of sorghum and eleusine flour, called by the Arabs _téléboun_, and _tocusso_ by the Abyssinians.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You see I was quite right."