the state of being absent
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading For myself, I frankly admit defeat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
being joined in close association
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
Bositi
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From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
CONTRACTORnounUS /ˈkɑːntræktər/
someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
From this reading THE RAILWAY CONTRACTOR.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading For myself, I frankly admit defeat.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For myself, I frankly admit defeat.
set up or found
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading For myself, I frankly admit defeat.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
ten 10s
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
monkeysnounUS /ˈmʌŋkiz/
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For myself, I frankly admit defeat.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
RAILWAYnounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading THE RAILWAY CONTRACTOR.
Randall
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From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Someone reading this story may guess or may know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I never found out, nor can I imagine, why Randall collected the heads and shoulders of five hundred monkeys--three hundred and eighty with right arms and one hundred and twenty with left arms attached.
a late time of life
From this reading Bositi had returned to his village after six years' absence.
