used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
Darby
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From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
divisible by two
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
set up or found
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
journeyingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniɪŋ/
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
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 The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
MicknounUS /mɪk/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
Musgraves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
one's
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From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
and nothing more
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
piccaninnynoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
SignalsnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
Stobart
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From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
swagnoun
valuable goods
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
in the direction of
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
under normal conditions
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
VaughannounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
precisely as stated
From this reading Smoke Signals Travelling across country in Central Australia is usually very monotonous.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At piccaninny daylight--which is the bush term for the rising of the morning star--Mick Darby turned over on his swag and sat up, and called out "Daylight!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The same routine is gone through day after day, and there is not even the relief of meeting new faces, for one's companions are often the only human beings met with during the whole of a trip of many weeks.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading For the first few days of journeying towards the Musgraves, young Stobart and Vaughan found everything new and intensely interesting.
