Chapter XVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

later than; following

From this reading Soon after, I discovered some plantain peelings and the remains of a fire.

anew

From this reading The question again arose, which side must I take.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading The question again arose, which side must I take.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading I concluded to take again the right.

placed crosswise

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Soon after, I discovered some plantain peelings and the remains of a fire.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

take in solid food

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Soon after, I discovered some plantain peelings and the remains of a fire.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

past form of “frequent” — do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The question again arose, which side must I take.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

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From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

a course of conduct

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading The question again arose, which side must I take.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Soon after, I discovered some plantain peelings and the remains of a fire.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I concluded to take again the right.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The question again arose, which side must I take.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Soon after, I discovered some plantain peelings and the remains of a fire.

in the near future

From this reading Soon after, I discovered some plantain peelings and the remains of a fire.

carry out

From this reading The question again arose, which side must I take.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

up to a particular time

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

(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 This one was well trodden, showing that it was quite frequented.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading PLANTAIN PEELINGS TO EAT--HUMAN FOOTPRINTS LEAD ME TO A VILLAGE--THE VILLAGERS EVIDENTLY WARLIKE--ADMITTED WITHIN THE GATE--AWE OF THE PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF THE OGUIZI EARLY the next morning I was up, and followed the path until I came to another which crossed it.