Sentence:  Orders had been given for the entrance to the <WSD>boma</WSD> to be blocked up, and accordingly we listened in the expectation of hearing the lion force his way through the bushes with his prey. As a matter of fact the doorway had not been closed and while we were wondering what the lion could be doing inside the <WSD>boma</WSD> for so long, he was outside reconnoitering our position. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.