used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
(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 am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Witchcraft is at the bottom of the trouble.
Bakalais
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From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Witchcraft is at the bottom of the trouble.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
eldersnounUS /ˈeldərz/
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
loomingverbUS /ˈluːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
Obindji
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From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
Ovenga
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From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
Pendé
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From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
any competition
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Witchcraft is at the bottom of the trouble.
turmoilnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/
a violent disturbance
From this reading I am alone of all my race in this turmoil.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading War is looming on the banks of the Ovenga.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading The Bakalais have met from every vale and from every hill, and chiefs and elders and warriors have come to ask for the head of Pendé.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
WitchcraftnounUS /ˈwɪtʃkræft/
the art of sorcery
From this reading Witchcraft is at the bottom of the trouble.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Pendé was a younger brother of King Obindji, and was himself the chief of a village.
