assegainoun
the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
BIRTHnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They call me tyrant.
Chaka
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
how
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From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
Mopo
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From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
rearnounUS /rɪr/
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
SayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every child born to him by his “sisters” was put away at once.
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading They call me tyrant.
tyrantsnounUS /ˈtaɪrənts/
plural of “tyrant” — a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
UMSLOPOGAAS
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “What, Mopo,” he said to me, “shall I rear up children to put me to the assegai when they grow great?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Say, how do those chiefs die whom men name tyrants?
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE BIRTH OF UMSLOPOGAAS This was the rule of the life of Chaka, that he would have no children, though he had many wives.
