used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
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 THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
AFRICANadjectiveUS /ˈæfrəkən/
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When they are ill, all the happiness departs, and they become very miserable.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
any thing at all
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
for the reason that
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading When they are ill, all the happiness departs, and they become very miserable.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that is not so.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
departsverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrts/
third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading When they are ill, all the happiness departs, and they become very miserable.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
take in solid food
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading When they are ill, all the happiness departs, and they become very miserable.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading When they are ill, all the happiness departs, and they become very miserable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that is not so.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
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 THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading When they are ill, all the happiness departs, and they become very miserable.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
SICKNESSnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
precisely as stated
From this reading When they are ill, all the happiness departs, and they become very miserable.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
at the time that
From this reading THE AFRICAN IN SICKNESS When the children of Africa are well and strong, their lives are carelessly happy, so long as they are not hungry.
a Caucasian
From this reading They suffer, I believe, a good deal more than white children do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may have thought that because black children can eat almost anything that they are never ill.
