Chapter XIV · Into the Wilds

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

feel admiration for

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

Having no one else present.

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

in addition

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

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From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

a city in northwestern Switzerland

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

have

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

plural of “carrier” — someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

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From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

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From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

a person of German nationality

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

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From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

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

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

structures collectively in which people are housed

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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 _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

engage in

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

plural of “missionary” — someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

disregarded

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

not one, and not any

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

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From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

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

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

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

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

a special situation

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

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

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.

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From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

inflected form of “underpay” — pay too little

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

defying expression or description

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

too sacred to be uttered

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But one thing I admire in these Swiss and German teachers is the way they have improved the land they have taken possession of.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading _Anum Mountain--The Basel Mission--A beautiful spot--An old Ashanti raid--A desolate rest-house--Alone and afraid; also hungry--A long night--Jakai--Pekki Blengo--The unspeakable Eveto Range--Underpaid carriers--A beautiful, a wealthy, and a neglected land--Tsito--The churches and the fetish--Difficulties of lodging in a cocoa-store--The lonely country between Tsito and the Border--Doubts of the hammock-boys--The awful road--Butterflies--The Border._

in the company of; together with

From this reading Frankly, my sympathies are not as a rule with the missionaries, certainly not with African missionaries.

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading I have not learned to understand spiritual misery, and of material misery there is none in Africa to be compared with the unutterable woe one meets at every turn in an English city.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Their women, too, make here their homes and bear their children.