Chapter IX

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

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

anew

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

(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 I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading -- NEWSPAPERS -- CHANGE OF QUARTERS -- THE GAME OF "GALANIFT."

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading _Feb.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

set up or found

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

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

From this reading -- NEWSPAPERS -- CHANGE OF QUARTERS -- THE GAME OF "GALANIFT."

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

usually; as a rule

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

toward home

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

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

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

immediately past

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

a state of confusion and disorderliness

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading -- NEWSPAPERS -- CHANGE OF QUARTERS -- THE GAME OF "GALANIFT."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

housing available for people to live in

From this reading -- NEWSPAPERS -- CHANGE OF QUARTERS -- THE GAME OF "GALANIFT."

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

carry out

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

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

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

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

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

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

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

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

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.

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

From this reading 9._--To-day I was to take charge of the heavy baggage and donkeys; this we generally took it in turns to do.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE FOREST -- THE TACKAZZEE AT LAST -- A FORD -- AN UNHEALTHY CAMP -- HIPPOPOTAMI -- A RAFT -- ON THE ELEPHANT TRACK -- IN SIGHT OF GAME -- A LION AND A MESS -- BIVOUACKING -- BEGINNING OF MY ILLNESS -- GUINEA FOWL -- WE TURN HOMEWARDS -- "THE BLUES" -- RAFT-BUILDING -- A CARAVAN -- ELEPHANT AGAIN -- A BIG FISH!

in or at the place that

From this reading I caught H. up at a river, where I found them all drinking.