Chapter XII

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

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 LIVINGSTONE STILL IN AFRICA.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

plural of “cannibal” — a person who eats human flesh

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

serving as an essential component

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

a female human offspring

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

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

From this reading DR.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

plural of “exploration” — to travel for the purpose of discovery

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

yet to be or coming

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

a farewell remark

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

plural of “gorilla” — largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading LIVINGSTONE STILL IN AFRICA.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

a Scottish church

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

the literary culture

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)

From this reading LIVINGSTONE STILL IN AFRICA.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

a form of address for a man

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

a person who represents others

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

not in physical motion

From this reading LIVINGSTONE STILL IN AFRICA.

required or under orders

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

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

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.

at the time that

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

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

From this reading When Mr. Stanley bade good-bye to Dr. Livingstone in Unyanyembe, the explorer entrusted to the care of the correspondent despatches to the government, his journal, addressed to his daughter, and copies of letters of which former messengers had been robbed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, Earl Granville, Dr. Kirk and James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- His Own Descriptions of Central Africa and the Supposed Sources of the Nile -- The Country and People -- A Nation of Cannibals -- Beautiful Women -- Gorillas -- The Explorer’s Plans for the Future.

an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania

From this reading The letters, old and new, to the representative of the British government at Zanzibar, Dr. Kirk, and to different members of the British cabinet, were allowed to be published.