Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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 locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

(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 Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

in addition

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Still another strange fact--the locusts eat one another!

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From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

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

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

destroy completely

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.

take in solid food

From this reading Still another strange fact--the locusts eat one another!

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading These remarks of Swartboy were true enough.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Still another strange fact--the locusts eat one another!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

in a greedy manner

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

an excessive desire for food

From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.

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From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading These remarks of Swartboy were true enough.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Still another strange fact--the locusts eat one another!

and nothing more

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

plural of “partridge” — flesh of either quail or grouse

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading These remarks of Swartboy were true enough.

express in words

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still another strange fact--the locusts eat one another!

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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

From this reading These remarks of Swartboy were true enough.

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

From this reading The locusts are eaten by almost every species of animal known in South Africa.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These remarks of Swartboy were true enough.

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

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

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

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading These remarks of Swartboy were true enough.

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

From this reading These remarks of Swartboy were true enough.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Not only do the _carnivora_ greedily devour them, but also animals and birds of the game kind--such as antelopes, partridges, guinea-fowls, bustards, and, strange to say, the giant of all--the huge elephant--will travel for miles to overtake a migration of locusts!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Domestic fowls, sheep, horses, and dogs, devour them with equal greediness.