used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
bakingnounUS /ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
commonsnounUS /ˈkɑːmənz/
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
dearly loved
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
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 It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærɪsən/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
inditeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdaɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
kopjenoun
a small hill rising up from the African veld
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
kopjes
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From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
Mafeking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
the force of workers available
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
muffled-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
Plumer's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
rattlingnounUS /ˈrætlɪŋ/
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
relievingverbUS /rɪˈliːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “relieve” — provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
be seated
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were rattling good fellows, and had had a very hot time.
at the time that
From this reading They assured us that when they entered Mafeking, so tired and gaunt were they, owing to their living on short commons for so long, that any stranger might well have mistaken them for the relieved garrison, and the garrison for the relieving force.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am almost baking on the top of this kopje, as I sit with my back against a rock and indite these little records.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday we had some of Plumer's men in our little camp.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading It seems hard to imagine that early every morning muffled-up, shivering forms wait anxiously for King Sol to stick his dear, red, blushing face above yonder range of kopjes to warm us with his genial presence.
