used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
affectsnounUS /əˈfekts/
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
(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 “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
any thing at all
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Or perhaps inconvenient is the better word.”
BoernounUS /bɔːr/
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
Botha
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From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
Cecil
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From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
CommissionernounUS /kəˈmɪʃənər/
a government administrator
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not leave until Thursday.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
the act of departing
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
inconvenientadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt/
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
From this reading “Or perhaps inconvenient is the better word.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
Lachye
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From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
go away from a place
From this reading She does not leave until Thursday.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
noogh
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From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or perhaps inconvenient is the better word.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
by chance
From this reading “Or perhaps inconvenient is the better word.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
ProverbnounUS /ˈprɑːvərb/
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She does not leave until Thursday.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading She does not leave until Thursday.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “‘Lachye noogh?’ as Botha said to his slave.”--_Boer Proverb._ “It is a little unfortunate all round,” said the Commissioner.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She does not leave until Thursday.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This may not be anything--we may cool down and tide over, and you will catch this mail.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Or perhaps inconvenient is the better word.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As far as it affects you, you are better off than if you were going to Port Cecil.
