Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

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From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

later than; following

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

plural of “alligator” — leather made from alligator's hide

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

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

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

of or relating to or containing basalt

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

mountain ebony, orchid tree

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

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From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

past form of “comprise” — be composed of

From this reading It comprised ten persons, with thirty-one horses.

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

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

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From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

third-person singular of “explore” — inquire into

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

plural of “gala” — a gay festivity

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

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

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

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

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading It comprised ten persons, with thirty-one horses.

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

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

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

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It comprised ten persons, with thirty-one horses.

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From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

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From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

a form of address for a man

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

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

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

traveling or passing over land

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

something having the property of being analogous to something else

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading It comprised ten persons, with thirty-one horses.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a relatively flat highland

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

for a short time

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

possessive form of “simon” — one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

a male human offspring

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

carry out

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading It comprised ten persons, with thirty-one horses.

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

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

from that place or that time

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

being one more than thirty

From this reading It comprised ten persons, with thirty-one horses.

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

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

something that serves as a means of transportation

From this reading In the following month, Mr. Jardine, senior, taking with him his third son John, sailed for Brisbane, and shortly after from thence to Somerset, Cape York, in the Eagle, barque, chartered by the Government, for transport of material, etc., arriving there at the end of June.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

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From this reading Start from Rockhampton--Alexander Jardine explores the Einasleih-- Newcastle Range--Pluto Creek--Canal Creek--Basaltic Plateau-- Warroul Creek--Parallel Creek--Galas Creek--Porphyry Islands-- Alligators' tracks--Bauhinia Plains--Discovers error as to River Lynd--Return--The Nonda--Burdekin duck--Simon's Gap-- Arrival of the cattle--Preparation for final start.

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

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The instructions were to travel by easy stages to Port Denison, and there wait the arrival of the Leader.

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

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It comprised ten persons, with thirty-one horses.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading On the 14th of May, 1864, the overland party which was to take cattle to the new settlement at Cape York, was started by Mr. Frank Jardine, from Rockhampton, under the charge of his brother Alexander.