1887
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This edition dated 1887.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This edition dated 1887.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This edition dated 1887.
Farran
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
Greenaway
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
GriffithnounUS /ˈɡrɪfəθ/
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
Okeden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
PerilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This edition dated 1887.
TransvaalnounUS /trænzˈvɑːl/
a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
WelshnounUS /weltʃ/
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
Zululand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand By Rev. H.C. Adams Illustrations by J. Greenaway Published by Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, London.
