used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people are so superstitious.
ascertainingverbUS /ˌæsərˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “ascertain” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
Goumbi
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From this reading What a strange village Goumbi is!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
only a very short time before
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
ILLNESSnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
ILOGO
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From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a strange village Goumbi is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
MEDIUMnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
NOCTURNALadjectiveUS /nɑːkˈtɜːrnəl/
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
Quengueza
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From this reading It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
SEANCEnounUS /ˈseɪɑːns/
a meeting of spiritualists
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The people are so superstitious.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading What a strange village Goumbi is!
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
superstitiousadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading The people are so superstitious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading What a strange village Goumbi is!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
(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 It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HIS ILLNESS.--WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF ILOGO.--A NOCTURNAL SEANCE.--SONG TO ILOGO.--A FEMALE MEDIUM.--WHAT ILOGO SAID.
at the time that
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
witchcraftnounUS /ˈwɪtʃkræft/
the art of sorcery
From this reading We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the people declared they must find some means of ascertaining the cause of the king's sufferings.
