used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
the state of being absent
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
anew
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
ape-mannoun
hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
ApesnounUS /eɪps/
plural of “ape” — any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
bitchnounUS /bɪtʃ/
an unpleasant difficulty
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
Bwana
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From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
Clayton
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From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
defensenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
JAD-BAL-JA
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From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
Jane
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From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
Korak
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From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
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 It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
come together
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
mournedverbUS /mɔːrnd/
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
Muviro
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From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
win a victory over
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
TarzannounUS /ˈtɑːrzæn/
(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
TRAININGnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
Wasimbu
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From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
Waziri
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From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
accept gladly
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
in or at the place that
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
which person or people
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so he knew, too, that his master would return to the home of his love and the land where his faithful Waziri awaited him; but that she, whom we have mourned as dead, should have returned is beyond belief, and great shall be the rejoicing in the huts of the Waziri tonight.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Among the first to meet them and to welcome them home was old Muviro, father of Wasimbu, who had given his life in defense of the home and wife of the ape-man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It has been long that you have been gone, but though many doubted that you would return, old Muviro knew that the great world held nothing that might overcome his master.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Ah, Bwana,” cried the faithful black, “my old eyes are made young again by the sight of you.
Za
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From this reading THE TRAINING OF JAD-BAL-JA AND so Tarzan of the Apes, and Jane Clayton, and Korak came home after a long absence and with them came Jad-bal-ja, the golden lion, and Za, the bitch.
