Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

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

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

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

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

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

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

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

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

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From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

without deviation

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

set up or found

From this reading It is found in a wild state only in South Africa.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

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

From this reading It is found in a wild state only in South Africa.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

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

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is found in a wild state only in South Africa.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME OF THE RUMINANTS.

and nothing more

From this reading It is found in a wild state only in South Africa.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

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From this reading SOME OF THE RUMINANTS.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME OF THE RUMINANTS.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It is found in a wild state only in South Africa.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading It is found in a wild state only in South Africa.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

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

From this reading SOME OF THE RUMINANTS.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

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

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

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

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading It is found in a wild state only in South Africa.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The domestic animals, such as the cow and sheep, have been introduced into Africa with great success, but they are not native to the continent.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Its name is taken directly from the Spanish language, which received the word from the Arabic tongue.

but in spite of that

From this reading Of the ruminants, or cud-chewing animals, of Africa, the giraffe is a most beautiful yet peculiar specimen.