Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

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

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

in addition

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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 The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

of or relating to Canada or its people

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

the decade from 1880 to 1889

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

the act of giving

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

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

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

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From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

free from external control and constraint

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

set down according to a plan

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

a form of address for a man

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

information about recent and important events

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

the trait of spending extravagantly

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

past form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

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

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

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

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

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

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

in or at the place that

From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties....

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Those tales of the Far South were given out with some prodigality.

the words that are spoken

From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:

the act of creating written works

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.

a late time of life

From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading They did not appear in book form, however; for at the time I was sending out these antipodean sketches I was also writing--far from the scenes where they were laid--a series of Canadian tales, many of which appeared in the 'Independent' of New York, in the 'National Observer', edited by Mr. Henley, and in the 'Illustrated London News'.