used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
(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 "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
doesn't
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From this reading "So it ought, but it doesn't.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
Kafirs
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From this reading There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
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 There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
Selmes
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From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it ought, but it doesn't.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
sportsmannounUS /ˈspɔːrtsmən/
someone who engages in sports
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
stoepnoun
small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
there's
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From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There are a sight too many Kafirs--and dogs.
Waybridge
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From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet all that bush at the back ought to show something," said Dick.
you'll
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From this reading "I'm afraid you'll find it a bit slow here, Mr Selmes," said Waybridge, as they were seated out on the stoep after supper.
you're
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From this reading "I hear you're a great sportsman, but there's nothing on earth to shoot here."
