Chapter III

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

travel across or pass over

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

-ing form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

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From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

one or the other of two

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

an external body part that projects from the body

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

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

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

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

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

situated away from an area's coast or border

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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 Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

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

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

something offered (as a proposal or bid)

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

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

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

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

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

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

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

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

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

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

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

-ing form of “terminate” — bring to an end or halt

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

from that place or that time

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

up to a particular time

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

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

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

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

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had good horses and travelled light, with a few roster-kooks and some biltong by way of provisions, and a water-bottle each.

at the time that

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

in or at the place that

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Riding south from the forlorn-looking settlement, we followed the thin line of vegetation denoting the river-bed, which, when it contains water, empties itself into the lagoon terminating the southern extremity of the bay.

third-person singular of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.

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

From this reading THE NAMIEB DESERT, “SAM-PANS”--CAPE CROSS--SWAKOPMUND--WINDHUK.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meanwhile a local acquaintance of Jim’s asked Du Toit and me to go with him a day’s journey up the Khuisiep River, to a place in the Namieb Desert, where he believed that tin existed, and I jumped at the opportunity.

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading Thence, striking inland, the bed widens till it becomes a long stretch of wooded country offering the most striking contrast to the barren desert and sandhills that hem it in on either side.