1876
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From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yams, plantains, and pineapples grow wild in the forest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
BotanicalnounUS /bəˈtænɪkəl/
a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
CongonounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡoʊ/
a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
ELEPHANTnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
set up or found
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Yams, plantains, and pineapples grow wild in the forest.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
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 Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
the local environment
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
pineapplesnounUS /ˈpaɪnæpəlz/
plural of “pineapple” — a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
From this reading Yams, plantains, and pineapples grow wild in the forest.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
plantainsnounUS /ˈplæntənz/
plural of “plantain” — any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
From this reading Yams, plantains, and pineapples grow wild in the forest.
plantersnounUS /ˈplæntərz/
plural of “planter” — the owner or manager of a plantation
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
storehousenounUS /ˈstɔːrhaʊs/
a depository for goods
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
up to a particular time
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Coffee now grows wild in many parts of Africa, although it was not till 1876 that Scotch planters brought the first coffee tree to Africa, from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.
tree-clad
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From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading More rubber vines are found there than in any other place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANT The farms around the village were good to have, but the real storehouse of the people was the forest.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Yams, plantains, and pineapples grow wild in the forest.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The forests of the Congo form one of the largest tree-clad regions of the world.
YamsnounUS /jæmz/
plural of “yam” — edible tuber of any of several yams
From this reading Yams, plantains, and pineapples grow wild in the forest.
