Chapter XIII

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

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

relating to the ablative case

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

later than; following

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

a large-scale farming enterprise

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

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

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading FROM SHOSHONG BACK TO THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

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

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

the act of departing

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading FROM SHOSHONG BACK TO THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

an item inserted in a written record

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

a social unit living together

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

plural of “feud” — a bitter quarrel between two parties

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading FROM SHOSHONG BACK TO THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM SHOSHONG BACK TO THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

a high place

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

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

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

of great significance or value

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

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

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

signifying nothing

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

most important element

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

social deportment

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

and nothing more

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

the act of departing politely

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

go across or through

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

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From this reading FROM SHOSHONG BACK TO THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

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

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

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

From this reading FROM SHOSHONG BACK TO THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

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

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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

From this reading FROM SHOSHONG BACK TO THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

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

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading Shoshong, the capital of the eastern Bamangwatos, is undoubtedly the most important town in any of the independent native kingdoms in the interior of South Africa.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

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

From this reading In the main valley of the interesting Bamangwato heights lies the bed of an insignificant stream which is full only after the summer rains, and which receives a periodically-flowing brook, called the Shoshon.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading On this the town is situated, so that it would seem that Shoshong is the ablative of Shoshon, i.e., on the Shoshon.

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From this reading Position and importance of Shoshong--Our entry into the town--Mr. Mackenzie--Visit to Sekhomo--History of the Bamangwato empire--Family feuds--Sekhomo and his council--A panic--Manners and customs of the Bechuanas--Circumcision and the boguera--Departure from Shoshong--The African francolin--Khame’s saltpan--Elephant tracks--Buff-adders--A dorn-veldt--A brilliant scene--My serious illness--Tshwene-Tshwene--The Dwars mountains--Schweinfurth’s pass--Brackfontein--Linokana--Thomas Jensen, the missionary--Baharutse agriculture--Zeerust and the Marico district--The Hooge-veldt--Quartzite walls at Klip-port--Parting with my companions--Arrival at Dutoitspan.