used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after my graduation from Harvard University I returned to the Transvaal.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
BoernounUS /bɔːr/
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
chaffed
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From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
coronationnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈneɪʃən/
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
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crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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Ermelo
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externals
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From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
a social unit living together
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
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showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
graduationnounUS /ˌɡrædʒuːˈeɪʃən/
the successful completion of a program of study
From this reading Soon after my graduation from Harvard University I returned to the Transvaal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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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 Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
engage in
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
Mbabanenoun
capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Soon after my graduation from Harvard University I returned to the Transvaal.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
outlandernoun
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
approval to do something
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
ReedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Soon after my graduation from Harvard University I returned to the Transvaal.
Rietvlei
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From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
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 Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
Sebuza
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Snyman
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after my graduation from Harvard University I returned to the Transvaal.
stampverbUS /stæmp/
walk heavily
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
not in physical motion
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I may have had some of the externals, such as the clothing I had had made in Cambridge, but my heart was still the heart of a Boer and I was glad to get back to my own people.
SwazilandnounUS /ˈswɑːzɪlənd/
a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
TransvaalnounUS /trænzˈvɑːl/
a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
From this reading Soon after my graduation from Harvard University I returned to the Transvaal.
treknounUS /trek/
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
Tuys
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UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Years in Scotland and the United States had left their stamp on me, and my family and old friends chaffed me about being an "outlander," telling me that now I was an American.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Soon after my graduation from Harvard University I returned to the Transvaal.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Back to Rietvlei from Harvard--I locate in Ermelo--Tuys brings news that Sebuza is to be crowned king of Swaziland--I decide to make a picture record of the coronation--The trek to Zombode to get the royal permission--Snyman plays ghost and almost gets killed--Visit to Mbabane, capital of Swaziland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
a late time of life
From this reading I had been away for years and it was good to get back to the Valley of Reeds.
Zombode
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