used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
consider or hold as true
From this reading I thanked her for the invitation, and said it would give me pleasure to accept it.
adieus
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From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
bowingnounUS /ˈboʊɪŋ/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
buffaloes
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From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
ELANDS
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From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
encampmentnounUS /ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt/
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thanked her for the invitation, and said it would give me pleasure to accept it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
the act of departing
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I thanked her for the invitation, and said it would give me pleasure to accept it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading I thanked her for the invitation, and said it would give me pleasure to accept it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
a small worthless amount
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
KOODOOnoun
either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thanked her for the invitation, and said it would give me pleasure to accept it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
go across or through
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
PITFALLnounUS /ˈpɪtfɔːl/
an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
STALKINGnounUS /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading STALKING A KOODOO--HARRY AND JACK AMONG ELANDS--CAUGHT IN A PITFALL.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I thanked her for the invitation, and said it would give me pleasure to accept it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thanked her for the invitation, and said it would give me pleasure to accept it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
at the time that
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
in or at the place that
From this reading Then I made my adieus and turned back to the tree where I had separated from Harry and Jack, they going in pursuit of the elands and I starting out on foot for buffaloes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was bowing myself away when Mrs. Roberts, with a gracious smile, said:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am greatly pleased to have met you, and if it should be in your way to pass near our encampment it would give us pleasure to see you."
