Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

Having no one else present.

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, to his great disappointment, it was wrecked and deserted.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

rid of obstructions

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

without doubt or question

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading But, to his great disappointment, it was wrecked and deserted.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading But, to his great disappointment, it was wrecked and deserted.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

one or the other of two

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

a farewell remark

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But, to his great disappointment, it was wrecked and deserted.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

plural of “landmark” — the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

used to form the superlative

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

not any; not one

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

and nothing more

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

an angry dispute

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

provided with a secure reputation

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

having a supporting base

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

confined on all sides

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Either there had been a quarrel with some hostile tribe, or a Dutch commando had been sent against it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

precisely as stated

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading There was no difficulty in finding his way, Matamo's directions having been very clear, and the landmarks easy to find.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With this George was obliged to be contented, and, having obtained the most minute directions as regarded the road to Koodoo's Vley, which lay only two miles off, he said goodbye to the Bechuana on the following morning and rode off alone.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading He proceeded, however, cautiously, and in about two hours reached the Vley, which he clearly enough recognised, as well as the Kaffir kraal, standing, as Matamo had described it, on the banks of a small stream and in an open glade surrounded by a wood.

destroyed in an accident

From this reading But, to his great disappointment, it was wrecked and deserted.