used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
AUSTRALIAnounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
barbarousadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːrbərəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
DESCRIBESverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbz/
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
hideouslyadverbUS /ˈhɪdiəsli/
in a hideous manner
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
ill-made
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From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
jetnounUS /dʒet/
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
overshadowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd/
past form of “overshadow” — be greater in significance than
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
PARLEYnounUS /ˈpɑːrli/
a negotiation between enemies
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Their stature is below the middle size, and they are remarkably thin and ill-made.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The natives of this part of Australia are, beyond comparison, the most barbarous on the surface of the globe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
variesverbUS /ˈveriz/
third-person singular of “vary” — become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
VEGETABLESnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading PARLEY DESCRIBES THE INHABITANTS, VEGETABLES, AND ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA.
precisely as stated
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are hideously ugly, with flat noses, wide nostrils, eyes sunk in the head, and overshadowed with thick eyebrows.
woollyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊli/
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading The mouth very wide, lips thick and prominent, hair black, but not woolly; the colour of the skin varies from dark bronze to jet black.
