Chapter IV · An African Creek.—a Leopard Among the Chickens.—a Night Watch for Leopards

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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 (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

later than; following

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

(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 I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

in addition

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

wait in hiding to attack

From this reading I was watching continually to see if there were not some canoes in ambush.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

eagerly desirous

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading I was watching continually to see if there were not some canoes in ambush.

seemingly without interruption

From this reading I was watching continually to see if there were not some canoes in ambush.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

the act of departing

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

one or the other of two

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

an opposing military force

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

of or relating to or at an equator

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

plural of “exploration” — to travel for the purpose of discovery

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

opinion or judgment

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

the act of departing

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

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

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

and nothing more

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

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 Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

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From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I was watching continually to see if there were not some canoes in ambush.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading I was watching continually to see if there were not some canoes in ambush.

in the near future

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

not in physical motion

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

in a swift manner

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I was watching continually to see if there were not some canoes in ambush.

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

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading I was watching continually to see if there were not some canoes in ambush.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

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

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The canoe was going swiftly through the water, the wind was good, and soon after our departure we entered the creek.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I felt anxious, for the Bakalai and Shekiani villages were at war with each other—a wild and treacherous set they are—and either tribe might have taken my canoe for that of their enemy, and so pounced upon us in great numbers and killed us all before we could let them know that we were strangers belonging to the Mpongwe tribe, their friends.

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

From this reading (This creek is also marked on my large map published in my work called “Explorations in Equatorial Africa.”)

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now I had just left the Island of Nengue Ngozo, and if your eyes could have reached that part of the world, you might have seen me still in the same little canoe, made of the trunk of a single tree, armed to the teeth, making for the Ikoi Creek, which was not far distant.