Chapter XIX

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

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

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

exert pressure on someone through threats

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

a state at a particular time

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

let fall to the ground

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

an acute insufficiency

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a group of followers or enthusiasts

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

to a considerable degree

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

close in time; about to occur

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

and nothing more

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

immediately past

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

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From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

impose and collect

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

march in a procession

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the force of workers available

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

inflected form of “mislead” — lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

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From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading STANLEY’S ROUTE TO VICTORIA NYANZA.

porridge made of rolled oats

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

falling in drops or as if falling like rain

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading STANLEY’S ROUTE TO VICTORIA NYANZA.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a town in central Kansas

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

a small and inadequate amount

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

clean with hard rubbing

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

unusual or striking

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

third-person singular of “spend” — use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

possessive form of “stanley” — United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading STANLEY’S ROUTE TO VICTORIA NYANZA.

a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading STANLEY’S ROUTE TO VICTORIA NYANZA.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading He says, “It has been raining heavily the last two or three days, and an impetuous down-pour of sheet rain has just ceased.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading STANLEY’S ROUTE TO VICTORIA NYANZA.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The route of Stanley’s march from Mpwapwa took in Chunyu, Kikombo, Itumbi, Mpamira’s village, Lechumwa, Dudoma, and Zingeh, spending Christmas day at the latter place.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

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

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

accept gladly

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The rainy season had set in and the condition of the explorer and his men was aught but agreeable, as appears by a letter written to a friend on Christmas day.

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From this reading Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle to Kitalalo -- The Plain of Salina -- “Not a Drop of Water” -- Bellicose Natives -- Trouble with Many of his Followers -- Valuable Services Rendered him by Frank and Edward Pocock and Frederick Barker -- Frequent Quarrels -- The Trials of Stanley -- Camp at Mtiwi -- Terrible Rain Storm, and Sad Plight of Stanley and his People -- Misled by his Guide, is Lost in a Wild of Low Scrub and Brush -- Terrible Experiences -- Starvation Impending -- Sends for Relief to Suna in Urimi -- The Welcome Meal of Oatmeal -- A Singular Cooking Utensil -- Death of Edward Pocock -- The Weary March from the Warimi to Mgongo Tembe -- The Beautiful Usiha -- Reaches Victoria Nyanza February 27th, 1875 -- Enters Kagehyi -- Receives its Hospitalities -- The End of a Journey of 720 miles in 103 days.