Chapter XIII

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

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

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

expected hopefully

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

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

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

noisy like the sound of a bee

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

plural of “cactus” — any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

the condition of being concealed or hidden

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

with great urgency

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

covering for a person's feet

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

a person of German nationality

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

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From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

past form of “halt” — cause to stop

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

only a very short time before

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

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

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

uncertain how to act or proceed

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

exhausted

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

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

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

not one, and not any

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

on one occasion

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

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

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

show approval or appreciation of

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

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From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

a quantity of money

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

bristling with perplexities

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

bound or secured closely

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

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

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

add up in number or quantity

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

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From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

lacking protection or defense

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

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

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

elevated open grassland in southern Africa

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

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From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

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

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading By a series of hair-breadth escapes von Gobendorff had succeeded in making his way past the Pathan infantry picquets.

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From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

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

From this reading And now, with a strip of linen tied round his head, a ragged cotton shirt, a pair of "shorts" that were hardly any protection from the thorny cacti, and a pair of badly-worn "veldt schoen" as the sum total of his clothing and footgear von Gobendorff awaited the fall of night in the depths of a tropical forest.

during the time that

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE FUGITIVE On the evening of the capture of M'ganga a white man, fatigued and desperately hungry, stood irresolute upon the banks of the Kiwa River, roughly forty miles from the scene of the Waffs' successful operations.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading For twenty minutes he had crouched up to his neck in the miasmatic waters of a forest pool, with thousands of mosquitoes buzzing round his unprotected head, while a patrol of the Rhodesian Light Horse halted within twenty yards of his place of concealment.

but in spite of that

From this reading It would have been a difficult matter to recognise in the jaded man the once well-set-up individual known in certain quarters as Robert MacGregor; nor was there much resemblance between the fugitive and the German secret service agent, Ulrich von Gobendorff--yet the man was none other than he whom the officers of the Haussa regiment particularly wished to lay by the heels.