Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

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

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

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

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

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

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

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

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

a youthful male person

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

rid of obstructions

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

unvarying in nature

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

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

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

plural of “culprit” — someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

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

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

one or the other of two

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

divisible by two

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

many times at short intervals

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

someone who guards prisoners

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

possessive form of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

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

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

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

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

engage in

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

plural of “offender” — a person who transgresses moral or civil law

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

many times at short intervals

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

and nothing more

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

above and across; more than

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

plural of “squatter” — someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

carry out

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

correct by punishment or discipline

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

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

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

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

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit

From this reading The troopers, when they do make a capture of the culprits, bring them in on chains, to the police quarters.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

precisely as stated

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

anger produced by some annoying irritation

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.

From this reading By the Warden, through a tame boy as interpreter, they are tried, and either acquitted and sent back to their country or sentenced to a turn of imprisonment and handed over to the gaoler.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

at the time that

From this reading A squatter, far from being allowed to take the law into his own hands, even when he catches the blacks in the act of slaying his cattle--not only for food but as often as not for mere devilment--has to ride into Hall's Creek and report to the police, and so gives time for the offenders to disappear.

a Caucasian

From this reading ABORIGINALS AT HALL'S CREEK It may not at first be very clear what the gaol and police force are used for, since the white population numbers so few.

belonging to which person

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading However, the aboriginals are pretty numerous throughout Kimberley, and are a constant source of vexation and annoyance to the squatters, whose cattle are frequently killed and driven wild by native depredators.