used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
Bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
camping-out
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From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'You can see the track-way up the rock now.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
concoursenounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrs/
a large gathering of people
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
entombmentnounUS /ɪnˈtuːmmənt/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
Matabelenoun
a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'They never turned.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'You can see the track-way up the rock now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading 'You can see the track-way up the rock now.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They went straight up,' he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'You can see the track-way up the rock now.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
successive (without a break)
From this reading They went straight up,' he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
track-way
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From this reading 'You can see the track-way up the rock now.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading 'They never turned.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They went straight up,' he said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went straight up,' he said.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bareheaded we stood looking north while he told us of the great camping-out, with the many twinkling fires, by the dam some miles away, on the eve of the entombment.
yokedverbUS /joʊkt/
past form of “yoke” — become joined or linked together
From this reading He told, too, of the concourse of Matabele at the place itself next day, and of the auspicious climbing of the yoked cattle as they drew the body.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You can see the track-way up the rock now.
