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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
acquaintances
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
antiquity
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
assertion
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
Australia
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From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
Ballarat
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
Batman
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
Battle
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
cast-iron
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century
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character
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City
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
comprising
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
considerable
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corners
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
crystalline
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
distinctly
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
doubt
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
down
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
early
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From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
especially
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
feel
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
garrulous
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George
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Golden
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
hair
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From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
heard
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hidden
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
III
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
inhabitant
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invention
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
known
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
larrikin
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
localized
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From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
many
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
marvellous
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
Melbourne
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
member
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
obscure
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
often
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oldest
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
only
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
Parliament
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
persons
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
piece
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pieces
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
possesses
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From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
present
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puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
ranging
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
rechristened
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From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
recollects
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
remembers
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sailing
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
series
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
settler
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From this reading But in Australia, the oldest inhabitant is localized, and rechristened an early settler.
SLIVERS
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somewhat
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
steam-engine
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talks
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
then
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Ballarat, no doubt, possesses many of these precious pieces of antiquity hidden in obscure corners, but one especially was known, not only in the Golden City, but throughout Victoria.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
to-day
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
unbounded
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
up
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very
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Victoria
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
Waterloo
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waters
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
wealth
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From this reading His wealth is unbounded, his memory marvellous, and his acquaintances of a somewhat mixed character, comprising as they do a series of persons ranging from a member of Parliament down to a larrikin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
white
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
wildly
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SLIVERS Everyone has heard of the oldest inhabitant--that wonderful piece of antiquity, with white hair, garrulous tongue, and cast-iron memory,--who was born with the present century--very often before it--and remembers George III, the Battle of Waterloo, and the invention of the steam-engine.
Yarra
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From this reading He remembers Melbourne before Melbourne was; he distinctly recollects sailing up the Yarra Yarra with Batman, and talks wildly about the then crystalline purity of its waters--an assertion which we of to-day feel is open to considerable doubt.
