afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
AUSTRALIAnounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
CAPEnounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
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without stop or interruption
From this reading "Very well," continued the doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Very well," continued the doctor.
Dr
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From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading "I have an invitation to visit an ostrich establishment, and we will start immediately after breakfast.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have an invitation to visit an ostrich establishment, and we will start immediately after breakfast.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "I have an invitation to visit an ostrich establishment, and we will start immediately after breakfast.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading "I have an invitation to visit an ostrich establishment, and we will start immediately after breakfast.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
Ned
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From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
ostrichnounUS /ˈɔːstrɪtʃ/
a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I have an invitation to visit an ostrich establishment, and we will start immediately after breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well," continued the doctor.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I have an invitation to visit an ostrich establishment, and we will start immediately after breakfast.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well," continued the doctor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I would, for one," said Harry; to which Ned replied, "and so would I."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
WhitneynounUS /ˈwɪtni/
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I have an invitation to visit an ostrich establishment, and we will start immediately after breakfast.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you like to visit an ostrich farm?" said Dr. Whitney, while our friends were at breakfast, on the second morning after their arrival at Cape Town.
