Chapter XVII

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

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

later than; following

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

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

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

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

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

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

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

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

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

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From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

the organ of sight

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

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

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

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

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

and nothing more

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

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

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

able to see

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

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

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

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

From this reading Berselius's quick eye spotted the beasts, a bull and a cow.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.

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

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

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

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

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

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

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

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading The cow was not visible at first, but almost immediately after they sighted the bull, she heaved herself up and stood a silhouette against the sky.

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

From this reading They were in the open, under shelter of some thick grass; the bull was half sitting up, and his head and horn in the evening light might have been taken for the stump of a broken tree.

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

From this reading FAR INTO ELEPHANT LAND They sighted a small herd of giraffe two days later, but so far off as to be beyond pursuit; but before evening, just as they were about to camp by some pools, they came across rhino.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The wind was blowing from the beasts, so it was quite possible to get close up to them.