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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
appear
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
brother
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
came
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
celebration
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
certain
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
description
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
excitement
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
far
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
FOURTEEN
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From this reading CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
French
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
intense
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
ISANUSI
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From this reading THE WHITE ISANUSI.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
Jesuit
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
kraal
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
Kwa'zingwenya
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
man
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
Mass
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
meeting
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
missionary-priest
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
nationality
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
Nkose
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
Note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
open-air
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
outskirts
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
people
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
place
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From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
probably
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
seems
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
strange
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
travelling
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
Untuswa's
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We were not far from Kwa'zingwenya, _Nkose_, when this meeting took place, and as we came in among the people on the outskirts of the great kraal the excitement was intense.
white
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
witnessing
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From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From Untuswa's description, it seems certain that he and his brother were witnessing an open-air celebration of Mass; and the strange white man would appear to have been a travelling missionary-priest of French nationality--probably a Jesuit.
