Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

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 I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

later than; following

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

being joined in close association

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

a man who has never been married

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

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From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

a person who is in charge

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

intentionally conceived

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

-ing form of “crunch” — make a crushing noise

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

a female human offspring

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

being one more than ten

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

past form of “embark” — go on board

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

set up or found

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

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

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

ten 10s

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

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From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

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 Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

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From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

joined in matrimony

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

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From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

wood in small pieces or splinters

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

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

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

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

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

the topmost one of two

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

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

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

in or at the place that

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

during the time that

From this reading While perfectly conscious, I lost all sense of fear or feeling, and narrowly escaped with my life.

belonging to which person

From this reading I attached myself to the tribe called Bakwains, whose chief, Sechele, a most intelligent man, became my fast friend, and a convert to Christianity.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

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

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.

people who are wounded

From this reading Settling among the Mabotsa tribe, I found that they were troubled with attacks from lions, so one day I went with my gun into the bush and shot one, but the wounded beast sprang upon me, and felled me to the ground.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm.

a late time of life

From this reading I embarked for Africa in 1840, and from Cape Town travelled up country seven hundred miles to Kuruman, where I joined Mr. Moffat in his work, and after four years as a bachelor, I married his daughter Mary.