used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
BEHAVIOURnounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading At last I got better.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
characterized by great determination
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
take in solid food
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
gorillanounUS /ɡərˈɪlə/
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At last I got better.
gouamba
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From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last I got better.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
immediately past
From this reading At last I got better.
for more time
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
engage in
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
Malaouen
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From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
MBOUVÉ
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From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
MEALSnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
NSHIEGO
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From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
by chance
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
PETnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
having a point
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
PRANKSnounUS /præŋks/
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
STEALINGnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
up to a particular time
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
TOMMY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I could not stand hunger and gouamba any longer, and determined to make up a regular hunting party and stay out till we got something to eat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Malaouen told me that if we went off about twenty miles we should come to a better game country.
in or at the place that
From this reading So we started in the direction he pointed out, and where he thought we should find the gorilla, or perhaps the nshiego mbouvé.
a Caucasian
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading HUNTING FOR FOOD--WE KILL A FEMALE NSHIEGO MBOUVÉ--A YOUNG NSHIEGO WITH A WHITE FACE--HE BECOMES MY PET TOMMY--HIS AFFECTION FOR ME--HIS STEALING PRANKS--TOMMY GETS DRUNK--HIS BEHAVIOUR AT MEALS--HIS SUDDEN DEATH--CONCLUSION.
