Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

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 THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

in the past

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

in addition

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

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

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

plural of “apricot” — Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

brought into existence

From this reading This boy was born in Africa over seventy-five years ago, when Victoria was a young queen.

a youthful male person

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

covered with curly hair

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

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

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

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

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

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

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

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

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

engage in

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

above and across; more than

From this reading This boy was born in Africa over seventy-five years ago, when Victoria was a young queen.

plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading This boy was born in Africa over seventy-five years ago, when Victoria was a young queen.

To recall to mind.

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

Identical; not different.

From this reading In the same garden was a grown-up gardener, also an African, with a dark face and crisp, curly hair.

cause fear in

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

being five more than seventy

From this reading This boy was born in Africa over seventy-five years ago, when Victoria was a young queen.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

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

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

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

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

a mutual promise to marry

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

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 This boy was born in Africa over seventy-five years ago, when Victoria was a young queen.

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

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

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

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

at the time that

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading His name was Shomolekae.[56] His work was to go among the fruit trees, when the peaches and apricots were growing and to shout and make a noise to scare away the birds.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If he had not done this they would have eaten up all the fruit.

a late time of life

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE _Shomolekae_ In the garden in Africa where, you remember, David Livingstone plighted troth with Mary Moffat, as they stood under an almond tree, there lived years ago a chocolate-skinned, curly-haired boy.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading This boy was born in Africa over seventy-five years ago, when Victoria was a young queen.