Chapter IV

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

later than; following

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

plural of “crocodile” — large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

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From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM JACOBSDAL TO SHOSHONG.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

of great significance or value

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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From this reading FROM JACOBSDAL TO SHOSHONG.

the place where two or more things come together

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

the act of departing

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

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From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

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From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

used to form the superlative

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

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

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

clean or organized

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

to, toward, or in the northeast

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

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From this reading FROM JACOBSDAL TO SHOSHONG.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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

From this reading FROM JACOBSDAL TO SHOSHONG.

in the direction of

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading After leaving it we turned north, then north-east towards Zeerust, the most important settlement in the Marico district.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.

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

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading We could see Jacobsdal from the Weltufrede farm, a few buildings on the banks of a brook, and a neat little church, being all that this embryo town of the western Transvaal had then to show.

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

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading On our way thither we passed one of the most productive farms in the neighbourhood; it belonged to a man named Bootha, and was traversed by the Malmani, which wound its way through a low rocky ridge to its junction with the Marico.

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

From this reading Zeerust--Arrival at Linokana--Harvest-produce--The lion-ford on the Marico--Silurus-fishing--Crocodiles in the Limpopo--Damara-emigrants--A narrow escape--The Banks of the Notuany--The Puff-adder valley.