adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
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 “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Masilo had an evil heart.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
BROUGHTverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
Bulalio
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From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
DINGAAN
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From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Masilo had an evil heart.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
Galazi
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From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Masilo had an evil heart.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Masilo had an evil heart.”
How
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From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
LILYnounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
Masilo
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From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
Slaughterernoun
a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
stabbedverbUS /stæbd/
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
Umslopogaas
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From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Was it thou who didst send a certain message to the Black One who is dead, Bulalio?”
WolfnounUS /wʊlf/
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “We are named Bulalio the Slaughterer and Galazi the Wolf, O King,” answered Umslopogaas.
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, O King, I sent a message, but from all I have heard, Masilo, my messenger, gave more than the message, for he stabbed the Black One.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LILY IS BROUGHT TO DINGAAN “How are you named?” said Dingaan.
