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 (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

later than; following

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading For I believe that God Almighty has forgotten it!

using the voice; not silently

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

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From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading For I believe that God Almighty has forgotten it!

shining intensely

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading There where the heat-waves dance for ever-- That's where the dead men lie!”

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

at any time

From this reading There where the heat-waves dance for ever-- That's where the dead men lie!”

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There where the heat-waves dance for ever-- That's where the dead men lie!”

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading For I believe that God Almighty has forgotten it!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading For I believe that God Almighty has forgotten it!

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From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading For I believe that God Almighty has forgotten it!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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From this reading There where the heat-waves dance for ever-- That's where the dead men lie!”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

toward home

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For I believe that God Almighty has forgotten it!

a small worthless amount

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

doing arduous or unpleasant work

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

the force of workers available

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

in your mind

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

above and across; more than

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

a state in northeastern Australia

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

recurring again and again

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

plural of “story” — 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 From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For I believe that God Almighty has forgotten it!

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From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

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

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There where the heat-waves dance for ever-- That's where the dead men lie!”

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'

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

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

in a weary manner

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

at the time that

From this reading (Barcroft Boake, in the Sydney Bulletin.) Jack Barrington, nominal owner of Tinandra Downs cattle station on the Gilbert River in the far north of North Queensland, was riding slowly over his run, when, as the fierce rays of a blazing sun, set in a sky of brass, smote upon his head and shoulders and his labouring stock-horse plodded wearily homewards over the spongy, sandy soil, the lines of Barcroft Boake came to his mind, and, after he had repeated them mentally, he cursed aloud.

in or at the place that

From this reading From “The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories” C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. “Out on the wastes of the Never Never-- That's where the dead men lie!

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading “_That's where the dead men lie!_ Poor Boake must have thought of this God-forsaken part of an utterly God-forsaken country, I think, when he wrote 'Out where the Dead Men Lie.'