abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/
to or in a foreign country
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
Baleka
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From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
Chaka
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From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
cleftnounUS /kleft/
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
COMESnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
DUGUZA
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From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
KRAALnoun
a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
MASILO
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From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
slopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
U'Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana
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From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MASILO COMES TO THE KRAAL DUGUZA That night the curse of Baleka fell upon Chaka, and he slept ill.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went, and we walked alone and in silence, Chaka leading the way and I following after him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We climbed the slope of the hill slowly, and came to the mouth of the cleft, to that same spot where Chaka had stood when the people fell over the lips of the rock like water.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now I saw that his feet led him towards the U’Donga-lu-ka-Tatiyana, that place where all my people lay dead, and with them Baleka, my sister.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So ill did he sleep that he summoned me to him, bidding me walk abroad with him.
