Chapter II

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From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

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From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

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

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

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 AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

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

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

earlier than; in front of

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

confined by bonds

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

a youthful male person

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

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

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

young bull

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

the act of buying

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

showing who or what does the action

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

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

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

-ing form of “chalk” — write, draw, or trace with chalk

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

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

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

calling up a spirit or devil

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

dearly loved

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

not up to expectations

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

having a strong distaste from surfeit

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

high in price or charging high prices

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

the organ of sight

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

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

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

start firing a weapon

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

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

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

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

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

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

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

intense and profound fear

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

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

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

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

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

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

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

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

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

of or relating to the sea

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

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

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

treat with contempt

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

not any; not one

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

be oriented

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

inflected form of “outwit” — beat through cleverness and wit

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

past form of “overrate” — make too high an estimate of

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

carry out or perform an action

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

possessive form of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

plural of “race” — any competition

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

plural of “riot” — a public act of violence by an unruly mob

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a strong line

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

a small hard fruit

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

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 fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

inflected form of “swim” — travel through water

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

adjust to a specific need or market

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

plural of “taker” — one who accepts an offer

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

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

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

a special situation

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

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

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

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

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading seed trick--Outwitting a fakir--“Let me plant the seed”--The camera in action--The Tree of Life--Cobra and mongoose fight 166

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

elevated open grassland in southern Africa

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

possessive form of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

an act of traveling by water

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading trials-- By bullock waggon to Kimberley--I perform before Cecil Rhodes --Get shot in a street row--Contrast on my second visit-- The great strike riots in Johannesburg--Fire and dynamite-- A night of horror--A gay but expensive city--Dear drinks-- Performing

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading AFRICA AND THE ORIENT Bound for Cape Town--A pleasant voyage--Ships’ games--A contrast in voyages--“Cock-fighting” at sea--“Chalking the Pig’s Eye”--“Swinging the Monkey”--Marine cricket--A new kind of golf--Cycling at sea--Sweepstakes on the vessel’s run --Races on the ocean wave--Mock breach-of-promise

in or at the place that

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian

which person or people

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading fakirs--Their conjuring skill overrated --The boy and rope trick--Two versions of a similar story-- The whole thing a fake--The evidence of H.H. the Maharajah of Jodhpur--I offer £100 to any native who can do it--No takers --The mango

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

From this reading in the back veldt--Eggs for throwing--At Pretoria --Kruger’s house--Where Winston Churchill swam the river-- A disappointing stream--My prize giant--A Jo’burg sensation --Buying a forty-shilling suit to measure--A disgusted tailor --Special railway travelling--My giant proves his agility-- In Colombo--Indian