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From this reading Volume 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
Barlas
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From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
billabongnoun
a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
Bimbi
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From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
boilverbUS /bɔɪl/
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
a youthful male person
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
chopsnounUS /tʃɑːps/
plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
dampernounUS /ˈdæmpər/
a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
Drysdale
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From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
hobbledverbUS /ˈhɑːbəld/
past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the order of merit-- Barlas, Drysdale, myself, the horses and Bimbi.
kneadingverbUS /ˈniːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “knead” — make uniform
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
engage in
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading That is the order of merit-- Barlas, Drysdale, myself, the horses and Bimbi.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That is the order of merit-- Barlas, Drysdale, myself, the horses and Bimbi.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
old-man
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From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading That is the order of merit-- Barlas, Drysdale, myself, the horses and Bimbi.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
salt-bush
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From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the order of merit-- Barlas, Drysdale, myself, the horses and Bimbi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
twigsnounUS /twɪɡz/
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading The hobbled horses were picking the grass and the old-man salt-bush near, and Bimbi, the black boy, was gathering twigs and bark for the fire.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 2.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Barlas was kneading a damper, Drysdale was tenderly packing coals about the billy to make the water boil, and I was cooking the chops.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were camped on the edge of a billabong.
