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[ speek ] / spik /
nounJohn Han·ning [han-ing], /ˈhæn ɪŋ/, 1827–64, English explorer in Africa. Words nearby Spekespeel, speer, speir, speiss, spek, Speke, spelaean, speleology, speleotherapy, spelk, spell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for SpekeStories of these adventurers, like Livingstone and Speke and Burton, had a cult status in Victorian society. Raiders of the Lost City|The Daily Beast|February 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST The 9th, they descended into the valley of Mukondokno, and there struck the road traversed by Speke and Burton in 1817. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa|Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson Speke advised him not to make the attempt, as he was likely to get the worst of it. Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston On the 21st, after passing through a country covered with jungle, Speke reached the banks of the Nile. Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
Speke was now, towards the end of May, looking forward to the arrival of Grant. Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston Speke then called out his men to form a guard of honour, and ordered them to fire as soon as he appeared. Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
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