used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
completely unclothed
From this reading The high veld is a bare, undulating plain, covered with grass only.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
emergingadjectiveUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/
coming to maturity
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
set up or found
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The high veld is a bare, undulating plain, covered with grass only.
half-an-hour's
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From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The high veld is a bare, undulating plain, covered with grass only.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
Kameelpoort
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From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
and nothing more
From this reading The high veld is a bare, undulating plain, covered with grass only.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The high veld is a bare, undulating plain, covered with grass only.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was really so.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
separatingverbUS /ˈsepəreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “separate” — act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was really so.
having a supporting base
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to them, as they stood high above these valleys and hills, that the earth appeared to sink lower and lower the farther northward they looked.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading The high veld is a bare, undulating plain, covered with grass only.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
VELDnoun
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BUSH VELD After half-an-hour’s travel, Kameelpoort was reached, and on emerging on the other side, our friends found stretched out before them hills and valleys covered by trees and bushes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were standing on a range of hills separating the high from the low veld.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The high veld is a bare, undulating plain, covered with grass only.
