used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
anew
From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
forded
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From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
Ladysmith
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From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
Mutla
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From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
Natal's
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From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
near-by
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From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
ostrichnounUS /ˈɔːstrɪtʃ/
a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
Petrus
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From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
participate in games or sport
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
saddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
in the near future
From this reading Ladysmith and a near-by ostrich farm were soon left far behind.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
threadingverbUS /ˈθredɪŋ/
-ing form of “thread” — to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
tree-covered
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From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
Tugelanoun
a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
WAR-DANCE
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From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They made good play at a swinging gallop, threading their way in and out through Natal's tree-covered hills.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Petrus and Mutla were again in their saddles.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then they forded the historic Tugela, which barely came up to their ponies' knees.
ZULUnounUS /ˈzuːluː/
a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
From this reading A ZULU WAR-DANCE It was a glorious December morning.
