used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
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 We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
ATTACKEDverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
boco
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From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
ETIA
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From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
GAZELLEnounUS /ɡəˈzel/
small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
GORILLAnounUS /ɡərˈɪlə/
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
Goumbi
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From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
hardestadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdəst/
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The sun is hot; it is midday.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
ibolai
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From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun is hot; it is midday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun is hot; it is midday.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
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 We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
full of life and energy
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading The sun is hot; it is midday.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
nchouna
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From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
NIEMBOUAI
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From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
plaguingverbUS /ˈpleɪɡɪŋ/
-ing form of “plague” — cause to suffer a blight
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
Quengueza
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From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
SNAKEnounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun is hot; it is midday.
swarmnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun is hot; it is midday.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
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 I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
in or at the place that
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had left the village of Goumbi, where my good friend Quengueza, of whom I have spoken before, and the best friend I had in Africa, reigned.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the hardest; they feel lively, for they like this kind of weather, and they swarm round our canoes.
people who are wounded
From this reading NIEMBOUAI.--A DESERTED VILLAGE.--GAZELLE ATTACKED BY A SNAKE.--ETIA WOUNDED BY A GORILLA.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you could have seen the magnificent canoes we had; they were made of single trunks of huge trees.
