Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

(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 I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

from appearances alone

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

of short duration or distance

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

without comfort

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

take in liquids

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

a shortage of rainfall

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

provide as food

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

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

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

plural of “gum” — a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

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

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

temporary military shelter

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

plural of “impediment” — something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

produced or growing in extreme abundance

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

make reference to

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

a state in northeastern Australia

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

put a saddle on

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

block consisting of a thick piece of something

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

carry out

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

for a limited time only; not permanently

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading I must mention that I had come from Townsville to take charge of Five-Head Creek cattle run, which had suffered so severely from a terrible drought that it had been temporarily abandoned.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

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

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

being five more than twenty

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

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

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

the visual percept of a region

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading This place was to be my home for six months, and stood on the bank of Five-Head Creek, twenty-five miles from the rising city of Townsville in North Queensland.

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 Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

indecision in speech or action

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

exhausted

From this reading Riding up to the building, I got off my wearied, sweating horse, and, removing the saddle and my blanket and other impediments, led him to the creek to drink, and then hobbled and turned him loose to feed on the soft lush grass and reeds growing along the margin of the water.

at the time that

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

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

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had ridden all day through an endless vista ot ghostly grey gums and ironbarks, when I came in sight of the long wavering line of vivid green foliage which showed me that I had reached my destination--a roughly-built slab hut with a roof of corrugated iron.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Then I entered the empty house, made a brief examination of it, and wondered how my mate would like living in such an apparently comfortless abode.