Chapter V

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From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

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From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

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From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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 LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

anew

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

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

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

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

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

react verbally

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

dismiss, usually for economic reasons

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

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

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

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

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

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From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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 Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

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From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

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

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

past form of “near” — move towards

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

having a point

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

the season of growth

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Early in 1849 hearing that Livingstone intended making an attempt to reach Lake ’Ngami, Murray and I again left England to join him.

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

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

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

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

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From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

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

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading LATER VISITS TO SOUTH AFRICA BY W. COTTON OSWELL Vardon went home to England, I think, and I returned to India to finish my time before taking furlough in 1847.

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

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading I started at 2 P.M. on a good old horse, and had followed a winding track through the stony hills around us for an hour or more, and, as it seemed likely to answer, was thinking of returning to camp.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Doctor had quitted his old missionary station, and was now with Sechélé at Kolobeng.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading As we neared this place, whilst we were lying at a small spring called Le Mawé, or the needles, from some pointed rocks which overhang it, the Kafirs told me there was a shorter way to Kolobeng through the hills, but they doubted if it would do for the waggons; so I volunteered one afternoon to examine it, and report for the onward move of the next day.