used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading COLONEL WARBURTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading COLONEL WARBURTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
existingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
presently existing
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
explorationnounUS /ˌeksplərˈeɪʃən/
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
impenetrableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpenətrəbəl/
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
Indo-EuropeannounUS /ˌɪndoʊjʊrəˈpiːən/
a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
INTERIORadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading COLONEL WARBURTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
interposeverbUS /ˌɪntərˈpoʊz/
be or come between
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading COLONEL WARBURTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
immediately past
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
M'Douall
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From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
misconceptionnounUS /mɪskənˈsepʃən/
an incorrect conception
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
realmsnounUS /relmz/
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
in the near future
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
Stuart'snounUS /ˈstuːərts/
possessive form of “stuart” — United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL WARBURTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
transcontinentaladjectiveUS /ˌtrænzkɑːntɪˈnentəl/
spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
urgentlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrdʒəntli/
with great urgency
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
UtopianounUS /juːˈtoʊpiə/
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading The idea of a transcontinental telegraph now passed from the realms of Utopia and became a realized fact.
WARBURTON'S
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From this reading COLONEL WARBURTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M'Douall Stuart's crowning feat in exploration was soon turned to good account.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading COLONEL WARBURTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
which person or people
From this reading Now, at last, this misconception, which had been founded on ignorance, was removed by Stuart, who discovered a belt of good country stretching across the interior and reaching to the Indian Ocean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The commercial interests of Australia had been urgently in need of communication with the Indo-European lines already existing, but the great desert of the interior was believed to interpose an impenetrable barrier.
