Chapter IX

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

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Tell Queen Labotsibeni that I am here," he said.

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

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Tuys did not like the idea.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

a movement into or inward

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Tell Queen Labotsibeni that I am here," he said.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

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

From this reading "Tell Queen Labotsibeni that I am here," he said.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Tuys did not like the idea.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Tuys did not like the idea.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

plural of “shield” — a protective covering or structure

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

express in words

From this reading "Tell Queen Labotsibeni that I am here," he said.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He said he came from Queen Labotsibeni and that she wanted him to go and see her.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

at the time that

From this reading We had not been in camp more than a few minutes when an induna came to see Tuys.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

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

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The royal funeral--The "thunder of the shields"--Not afraid to die--The witch-doctor's bloody work--What Labotsibeni wanted--The burial of the indunas--Rain-making and the "rain stone"--Buno's burial in the caves--Witch-doctors prevent our entering the caves--Labotsibeni sends for gin.