Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

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From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

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

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

a beckoning gesture

From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

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From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

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From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

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From this reading "POEMS," ETC., ETC.

a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

extremely pleasing

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

plural of “gap” — a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

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From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

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From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

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From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

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

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

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

From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

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From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

throughout a period of time

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading "POEMS," ETC., ETC.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

having a sharp inclination

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

required or under orders

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

moving very fast

From this reading SWIFT.

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

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

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

From this reading J. H. MEIRING BECK THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED.

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

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

not fit for habitation

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

male sheep especially a castrated one

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

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

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "So geographers, in Afric maps, With savage pictures fill their gaps, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns."

an affirmative

From this reading *Donga, a gully with steep sides Drift, the ford of a river *E-hea, exactly so *Ewe, yes Hamel, a wether sheep *Icanti, a fabulous serpent, the mere appearance of which is supposed to cause death *Impandulu, the lightning bird.