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From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
1903
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From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
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 "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
how long something has existed
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Apingi
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From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
BlankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
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fearless and daring
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
canoe-voyage
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a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
a person who is in charge
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
denotedverbUS /dɪˈnoʊtəd/
past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
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DwarfsnounUS /dwɔːrfs/
plural of “dwarf” — a person who is markedly small
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
eliminatedverbUS /ɪˈlɪməneɪtɪd/
past form of “eliminate” — terminate, end, or take out
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be identical or equivalent to
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EquatornounUS /ɪˈkweɪtər/
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
EquatorialadjectiveUS /ˌiːkwəˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to or at an equator
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
etc
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From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
ExplorationsnounUS /ˌeksplərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “exploration” — to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
formaladjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrməl/
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
GorillanounUS /ɡərˈɪlə/
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
grotesqueadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
hyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
ItalicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
Ivar
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From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
JunglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
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 Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
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 "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
Mombo
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From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Blank pages have been eliminated.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
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Rotembo
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Rotembo's
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
a male human offspring
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
SpeechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading the Equator," "Lost in the Jungle," "My Apingi Kingdom," "The Country of the Dwarfs," etc., etc. _Published September, 1903_ AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief--A toilet of ceremony--Rotembo's
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.
uppercasenoun
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
VariationsnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
VikingnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading grotesque costume--A formal reception--Speeches of Rotembo and myself--A dance in my honor--My presents to the chief--We become good friends 1
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
in the company of; together with
From this reading Small uppercase have been replaced with regular uppercase.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "King Mombo," "The World of the Great Forest," "The Viking Age," "The Land of the Long Night," "Ivar the Viking," "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Stories of the Gorilla Country," "Wild Life under
