Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

From this reading I think it stood on the present site of the Drill Hall.

moving toward the east

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

come together

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

covered with water

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading I think it stood on the present site of the Drill Hall.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

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

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

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

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

making modern in appearance or behavior

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I think it stood on the present site of the Drill Hall.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

a ceremonial procession including people marching

From this reading The most interesting building to me was the old Fruit Market, facing the Parade.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

an educational institution

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

willing to deprive yourself

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

From this reading I think it stood on the present site of the Drill Hall.

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I think it stood on the present site of the Drill Hall.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

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From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

not made or become different

From this reading Bree Street is more or less unchanged, but immediately to the eastward of it modernization begins.

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

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

at the time that

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

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

From this reading With the exception of the old Slave Barracks, in which the Supreme Court sits, I do not think a single one of the present Adderley Street buildings existed.

possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Arrival at Cape Town--Port Elizabeth--First encounter with big game Grahamstown--Severe thunderstorm--King William's Town Natives and their ponies--Social peculiarities--Farming--The annual trek--Camp-life Surf-bathing--Self-sacrificing attitude of Larry O'Toole--Capture of an ant-bear--The coast scenery--A moral shock--School Chief Toise--Rainy seasons--Flooded rivers It was about the middle of December when we reached Table Bay.