adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
AccidentsnounUS /ˈæksədənts/
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
dance-house
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From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
diggernounUS /ˈdɪɡər/
a laborer who digs
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
gold-buyer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
GullynounUS /ˈɡʌli/
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
horse-stealing
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From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
Ironbarks
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From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
Jim
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From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
matchverbUS /mætʃ/
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
nuggetnounUS /ˈnʌɡɪt/
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
offences
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
reefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
robberynounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
SpecimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
tentnounUS /tent/
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
Turon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Either it was a big nugget, or a new reef, or a tent robbery, a gold-buyer stuck up and robbed in the Ironbarks, a horse-stealing match, a fight at a dance-house, or a big law case.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not that we troubled our heads over much about things of this sort.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Accidents and offences happened every day, and any of them was enough to take up the whole attention of every digger on the field till something else turned up.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Something always happened every day at the Turon which wiped the last thing clean out of people's mind.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Jim and his wife moved over to the cottage in Specimen Gully; the miners went back to their work, and there was no more talk or bother about the matter.
