150
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From this reading The trough was flat at the bottom, and about 150 yards wide.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The trough was flat at the bottom, and about 150 yards wide.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
anglesnounUS /ˈæŋɡəlz/
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
bnounUS /biː/
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading The trough was flat at the bottom, and about 150 yards wide.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
butt-end
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From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
Charlie
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From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The trough was flat at the bottom, and about 150 yards wide.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
highestadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪəst/
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
how
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From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
LAKEnounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
MACDONALD
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From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
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 For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
RANGEnounUS /reɪndʒ/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
ShapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
STANSMORE
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From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
steeredverbUS /stɪrd/
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
troughnounUS /trɔːf/
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
vegetationnounUS /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
WesterlyadverbUS /ˈwestərli/
toward the west
From this reading As it was, South we must go to get home, and take the ridges as they came; our Westerly course was only temporary.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
WhitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading For twenty-seven miles we steered W.b.S., keeping along the trough of two ridges the whole time, seeing nothing on either hand but a high bank of sand covered with the usual vegetation.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The trough was flat at the bottom, and about 150 yards wide.
widenedverbUS /ˈwaɪdənd/
past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive
From this reading For ten miles we travelled between the same two parallel ridges, then in front the butt-end of another appeared, as the trough widened out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading STANSMORE RANGE TO LAKE MACDONALD Shaping our course from the lake (Lake White) towards the highest point in the range, which I named Stansmore Range after poor Charlie, we had the novel and pleasant experience of travelling with, instead of across, the ridges--if only we could have turned the country round at right angles, or changed the North point of the compass, how nice it would have been!
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The trough was flat at the bottom, and about 150 yards wide.
