Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

(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 old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

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

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

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

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

being joined in close association

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

travel across or pass over

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

a young female

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

death of a person

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

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

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

as a matter of instinct

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

and nothing more

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

belonging to time long gone

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

covered with or smelling of mold

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

on one occasion

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

above and across; more than

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

above your head; in the sky

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

record on photographic film

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

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

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

cut with a saw

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

not in physical motion

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

in a striking manner

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

confined on all sides

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

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

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

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 The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.

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

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Once we came across an old bush shanty by a river side.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

during the time that

From this reading There was the mouldy bunk-bed wherein the bushman had slept, and outside under an old gum, surrounded by wattle bush in full bloom, was a grave, a small roughly made cross over it, and that told us all as we stood by it while the frogs chanted in the marsh just below.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading We crept in its little doorless room; through chinks overhead we saw the blue sky and the blossoms of wild vines that clung over the rotting roof.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The old chair was still there velveted all over with grey moss, and the hearth was thick with bush flowers.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading On the wall still hung the photo of a young girl; the face though nearly faded away was a strikingly sweet one; we felt instinctively that some sorrow, some long-ago romance, was connected with that photograph.