Chapter VI

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

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

later than; following

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

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

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

the two together, not just one

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE NATASPRUIT TO TAMASETZE.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

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

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

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

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

social deportment

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

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From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

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

From this reading FROM THE NATASPRUIT TO TAMASETZE.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

being perceived or observed

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

plural of “ostrich” — a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

above and across; more than

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

a relatively flat highland

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

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From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

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

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

get by special effort

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

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From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

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

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

in the near future

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

plural of “spring” — the season of growth

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

to stimulate to action

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

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From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

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

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

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From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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From this reading FROM THE NATASPRUIT TO TAMASETZE.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

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

From this reading FROM THE NATASPRUIT TO TAMASETZE.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I stooped down so as not to startle them, and had the good luck to secure both the birds for my collection.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

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

From this reading FROM THE NATASPRUIT TO TAMASETZE.

light from a torch or torches

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

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

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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

From this reading After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata.

look attentively

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river

From this reading We soon noticed two fine storks (_Mycteria Senegalensis_) wheeling in circles over the stream, on the look-out for some of the fishes that hid themselves under the stones in the shallow salt-pools.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.

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

From this reading Saltbeds in the Nataspruit--Poisoning jackals--A good shot--An alarm--The sandy-pool plateau--Ostriches--Travelling by torchlight--Meeting with elephant-hunters--The Madenassanas--Madenassana manners and customs--The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs--Animal-life in the forest by night--Pit’s slumbers--An unsuccessful lion-hunt--Watch for elephants--Tamasetze.