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Chapter XXIX
Only an honest man doing his duty. When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth. There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior. Meredith himself was unfit for the journey. There remained Joseph.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “Only an honest man doing his duty.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Meredith himself was unfit for the journey.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “Only an honest man doing his duty.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meredith himself was unfit for the journey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There remained Joseph.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
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From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
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From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only an honest man doing his duty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
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From this reading Only an honest man doing his duty.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Only an honest man doing his duty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meredith himself was unfit for the journey.
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From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meredith himself was unfit for the journey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only an honest man doing his duty.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Only an honest man doing his duty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There remained Joseph.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meredith himself was unfit for the journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only an honest man doing his duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
not any; not one
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only an honest man doing his duty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There remained Joseph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meredith himself was unfit for the journey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
at the time that
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
which person or people
From this reading When Jack Meredith said that there was not another man in Africa who could make his way from Loango to the Simiacine Plateau he spoke no more than the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were only four men in all the world who knew the way, and two of them were isolated on the summit of a lost mountain in the interior.
