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From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
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From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
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From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
30th
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From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
AbandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
AbandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
ArchernounUS /ˈɑːrtʃər/
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
BaggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
Batavia
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
bloodwood
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From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
BlueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
CachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
casesnounUS /ˈkeɪsəz/
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
Coen
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
commenceverbUS /kəˈmens/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
constantlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnstəntli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
CreamyadjectiveUS /ˈkriːmi/
of the color of cream
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
creeksnounUS /kriːks/
plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
Dalhunty
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
Despondverb
lose confidence or hope; become dejected
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
DieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
DiesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
DifficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
distancesnounUS /ˈdɪstənsəz/
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
DrownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
EncounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
FivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
FoalnounUS /foʊl/
a young horse
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
ForwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
GettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
grass-tree
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From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
Gwynne's
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
HorsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
KendallnounUS /ˈkendəl/
United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
KilledverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
Kinloch
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
largeradjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
Micketeeboomulgeiai
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
NativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
Nell
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
Nympheas
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From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
outcropnoun
the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
oxidenounUS /ˈɑːksaɪd/
any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
PandanusnounUS /pænˈdeɪnəs/
fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
PartynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
PitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
PlantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
PoisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
quartznounUS /kwɔːrts/
colorless glass made of almost pure silica
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
RangenounUS /reɪndʒ/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
respectivelyadverbUS /rɪˈspektɪvli/
in the order given
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
Richardson'snounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdsənz/
possessive form of “richardson” — United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
RocketnounUS /ˈrɑːkət/
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
SaddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
sandstonenounUS /ˈsændstoʊn/
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
saplingsnounUS /ˈsæplɪŋz/
plural of “sapling” — young tree
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
shewing
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From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
Sickens
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
SinclairnounUS /sɪnˈkler/
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
Skardon's
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From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
SloughnounUS /slʌf/
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
stringy-bark
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From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
subsequentlyadverbUS /ˈsʌbsəkwəntli/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
SymptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
ThornsnounUS /θɔːrnz/
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
timberedadjective
furnished with or made of wood or timbers
From this reading The country changed into red sandy ridges, shewing an outcrop of sandstone, timbered with tall straight saplings of stringy-bark and bloodwood, the larger timber having in all cases been blown down.
TravellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
UrgencynounUS /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
WalkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading The progress was rendered very tedious and difficult, by the large trunks and branches of trees, which had been blown down by the storm of the 30th December, over and amongst which the weak horses kept constantly falling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'January' 1.--Kendall Creek was crossed early on the morning of this, New Year's Day, and subsequently at distances of 10 and 14 miles, two small creeks of running water, coming from the eastward, named respectively Sinclair and New Year's Creeks, in which lilies were abundant ('Blue Nympheas'), and on the last of which the party camped.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Some grass-tree country was also passed, covered with quartz pebbles, white, or colored with oxide of iron.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
Year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading New Year's Day--Sinclair Creek--New Year's Creek--Kinloch Creek - Micketeeboomulgeiai--The River Archer--The Coen--Slough of Despond - River Batavia--Two Horses Drowned--Five Horses Poisoned - Symptoms--Abandon Baggage--Cache--Party commence Walking - Difficult Travelling--Two more Horses Die--Last Encounter with Natives--Pandanus Thorns--Another Horse Sickens--Urgency of Getting Forward--Dalhunty Creek--Another Horse Dies--"Creamy" and "Rocket" Die--Skardon's Creek--Pitcher Plant--Two Saddles Abandoned--Nell Gwynne's Foal Killed--Richardson's Range.
