Chapter XXI · The West-African Goldfields

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

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

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

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

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

brought into existence

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

a small house with a single story

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

ruined by overcooking

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

plural of “cradle” — a baby bed with sides and rockers

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

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

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

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

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

someone who leaves one country to settle in another

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

with resolute determination

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

plural of “fluctuation” — a wave motion

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

plural of “furnace” — an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

a young female

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

coins made of gold

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

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

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

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

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

a large number or amount

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

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

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

a small island

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

the force of workers available

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

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

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

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

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

on one occasion

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

final product; the things produced

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

for each

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

by necessity; by force of circumstance

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

on the contrary

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

To recall to mind.

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

free from harm or evil

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

move upward

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

have in common

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

covered with or resembling slime

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

not in physical motion

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

precisely as stated

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

possessive form of “warden” — the chief official in charge of a prison

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

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

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading As a small girl, I watched the men wash the gold in their cradles, and I dirtied my pinafore when the rain turned the mullock heaps into slimy mud.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

at the time that

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.

which person or people

From this reading As I grew older, I escorted strangers from the Old Country who wanted to go down the deep mines of Ballarat.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _A first adventure--Tarkwa--Once more Swanzy to the rescue--Women thoroughly contented, independent, and well-to-do--The agricultural wealth of the land--The best bungalow in West Africa--Crusade against the trees--Burnt in the furnaces--Prestea--The sick women--A ghastly hill--Eduaprim--A capable fellow-countrywoman--“Dollying” for gold--Obuasi--Beautiful gardens--75 per cent.--The sensible African snail._ I was born and brought up on the goldfields.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I watched, perforce, the fluctuations of the share market, and men who knew told me that the rise and fall had very often nothing whatever to do with the output of gold; so that I grew up with the firmly fixed idea--it is still rather firmly fixed--that the most uninteresting industry in the world was goldmining.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading My first adventure--I don't remember it--was when my nurse, a strapping young emigrant from the Emerald Isle, lost me and herself upon the ranges, and the camp turned out to search, lest the warden's precious baby and her remarkably pretty nurse should spend an unhappy night in the bush.