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Chapter I
The White Shield, by Bertram Mitford. ________________________________________________________________________ THE WHITE SHIELD, BY BERTRAM MITFORD. PROLOGUE. We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms. They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading The White Shield, by Bertram Mitford.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The White Shield, by Bertram Mitford.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
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From this reading The White Shield, by Bertram Mitford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading PROLOGUE.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading The White Shield, by Bertram Mitford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The White Shield, by Bertram Mitford.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
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From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were talking about Rorke's Drift and of Kambula, in the battles fought at which places these two warriors had borne arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The White Shield, by Bertram Mitford.
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From this reading They were fine, tall, martial-looking Zulus, and both head-ringed.
