Chapter XVI

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But before the great P.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

the act of burning something

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But before the great P.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

the job of a professional coach

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

make or cause to be or to become

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

in or to another place

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

intense or sharp

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

start firing a weapon

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

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

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But before the great P.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

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

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

a message received and understood

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

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

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading But before the great P.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

an educational institution

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading The saying, like most geography-book information, slipped through my mind easily, and did not create any marked impression.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

toward the south

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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 & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

not known

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

not to be exceeded

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

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

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

migratory

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

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

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

widely or fully known

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading & O. liner carried me away from Sydney on the well-known track across the seas to England and home, I had a journey through New Zealand that was second to nothing in the world, for pure enjoyment, but the unsurpassable Islands themselves.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.

but in spite of that

From this reading New Zealand is not yet fully opened up--that was what the geography books said in my school days.

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading _Southward to New Zealand--Into the Hot-Water Country--Coaching Days come back--The Early Victorian Inn--The Fire and Snow of Ruapehu--A Hotel run wild--Hot Lakes and Steaming Rivers--The Devil’s Trumpet--The Valley of the Burning Fountains--Waking up the Champagne Lake._ OF the other island groups that I visited during that pleasant year or two of wandering--strange Fiji, exquisite Norfolk Island, the wicked, unknown New Hebrides--I have told elsewhere.