used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This, of course, was not a very pleasant prospect.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
ambushverbUS /ˈæmbʊʃ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
Ashankolo
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From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
Bakalais
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From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
clansnounUS /klænz/
plural of “clan” — group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This, of course, was not a very pleasant prospect.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
Kanga
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From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
Kanga-Niaré
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From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
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, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
Malaouen
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From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
Niaré
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From this reading Niaré means buffalo, but I have forgotten the meaning of Kanga.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
Ovenga
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From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading This, of course, was not a very pleasant prospect.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
the possibility of future success
From this reading This, of course, was not a very pleasant prospect.
Quengueza
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From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, of course, was not a very pleasant prospect.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
a source of difficulty
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
precisely as stated
From this reading This, of course, was not a very pleasant prospect.
warlikeadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrlaɪk/
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now, though we have not left our hunting grounds of the preceding chapter, we have moved toward the Ovenga River, and have built our camp not far from its shore.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We are now really in the heart of Kanga-Niaré, the name which Quengueza people give to the land.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have changed our camp, for Malaouen was fearful that some of our guns might have been heard by the warlike Bakalais of the Ashankolo; and as their clans had had some trouble with them, he was afraid that they might come in ambush and shoot some of us.
