used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
adjacentadjectiveUS /əˈdʒeɪsənt/
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
apaceadverbUS /əˈpeɪs/
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
BasilnounUS /ˈbæzəl/
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
Chaytor
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From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
dubbingnounUS /ˈdʌbɪŋ/
a new soundtrack that is added to a film
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
being one more than seven
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
fitnessnounUS /ˈfɪtnəs/
the quality of being suitable
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
flockedverbUS /flɑːkt/
past form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
set up or found
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
coins made of gold
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
GumnounUS /ɡʌm/
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
languishverbUS /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
monopolised
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From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
mushroomsnounUS /ˈmʌʃruːmz/
plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
NewmannounUS /ˈnuːmən/
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
Princetown
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From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
prospectorsnounUS /ˈprɔːspektərz/
plural of “prospector” — someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
rewardedverbUS /rɪˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
have in common
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
the season of growth
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
in a swift manner
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The name of one of the early prospectors was Prince, and a township being swiftly formed, there was a certain fitness in dubbing it Princetown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
townshipnounUS /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/
an administrative division of a county
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
townshipsnounUS /ˈtaʊnʃɪps/
plural of “township” — an administrative division of a county
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
unfulfilledadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfʊlˈfɪld/
of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their search was rewarded, the precious metal was found in paying quantities, and miners flocked to the valley and spread themselves over the adjacent country.
in or at the place that
From this reading In Australia, as in all new countries where treasure is discovered or where land is not monopolised by the few, townships spring up like mushrooms.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
which person or people
From this reading Some grow apace, and become places of importance; others, in which the promise which brought them into existence is unfulfilled, languish and die out, to share the fate of the township of Gum Flat, in which Basil had met the man who played him false.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Shortly after the events which have been recorded, a party of prospectors halted in a valley some eight miles from the valley where Basil and Newman Chaytor had been working, and began to look for gold.
