Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

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

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

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

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

young of domestic cattle

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Can we push the oxen day and night?"

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading "Easily, sahib.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

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From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

realize beforehand

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

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From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

the act of departing

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

destroyed or killed

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

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

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

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

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

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

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

and nothing more

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

march in a procession

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

attach to a support

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Can we push the oxen day and night?"

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

above and across; more than

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Can we push the oxen day and night?"

move with force

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name

From this reading "Easily, sahib.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

get by special effort

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

moving very fast

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

by ten times as much

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

elevated open grassland in southern Africa

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Gholab," he said that afternoon, "we are going to push for Kenia as hard as we can.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.

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

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading MOUNT KENIA Now began the real march--a swift, ceaseless trek over veldt and through the foot-hills, for Schoverling was in haste to reach Mount Kenia, secure the cow and calf skins, and be gone on the real work of the expedition, which lay farther on.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Had he been able to foresee just what that work would be, his eagerness would have been increased tenfold.