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From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
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 _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
Australia'snounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljəz/
possessive form of “australia” — 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 In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BLACK POLICE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
depictverbUS /dɪˈpɪkt/
show in, or as in, a picture
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
endeavoured
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From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
HUTCHINSONnounUS /ˈhʌtʃɪnsən/
American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
most important element
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
obscurer
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From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
observationsnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
PATERNOSTERnoun
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading THE BLACK POLICE.
portionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
reliableadjectiveUS /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
sourcesnounUS /ˈsɔːrsəz/
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The scenes and main incidents employed are chiefly the result of my personal observations and experiences; the remainder are from perfectly reliable sources.
make square
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO., 25, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK POLICE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the following story I have endeavoured to depict some of the obscurer portions of Australia’s shadow side.
VOGAN
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From this reading _A STORY OF MODERN AUSTRALIA._ BY A. J. VOGAN.
