adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “My birds are hungry,” he said to a councillor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “My birds are hungry,” he said to a councillor.
BloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
BoersnounUS /bɔːrz/
plural of “boer” — a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
COMESnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
councillornoun
a member of a council
From this reading “My birds are hungry,” he said to a councillor.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
destroyverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
Dingaan
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From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
DoubtlessadverbUS /ˈdaʊtləs/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
feedverbUS /fiːd/
provide as food
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
HillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “My birds are hungry,” he said to a councillor.
IdlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
impis
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From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
IncomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
KINGnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
kraalnoun
a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
laagernoun
a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
meatnounUS /miːt/
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My birds are hungry,” he said to a councillor.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
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 “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My birds are hungry,” he said to a councillor.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
SlaughternounUS /ˈslɔːtər/
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Doubtless there shall soon be meat to feed them, O King!” the councillor answered.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
Umgugundhlovu
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From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
vulturesnounUS /ˈvʌltʃərz/
plural of “vulture” — any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
wheelverbUS /wiːl/
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Idly he sat in the kraal, watching the vultures wheel above the Hill of Slaughter, and round him stood a regiment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
ZINITA
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From this reading ZINITA COMES TO THE KING Dingaan the king sat upon a day in the kraal Umgugundhlovu, waiting till his impis should return from the Income that is now named the Blood River.
