used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
AUCKLANDnounUS /ˈɑːklənd/
the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
BUYINGnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
CLIMATEnounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
COLONYnounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading From the edge of the crater there is a fine view of the city and its surroundings, and the view takes in several volcanoes.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
CUSTOMSnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
DINORNISnoun
type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
EdennounUS /ˈiːdən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading From the edge of the crater there is a fine view of the city and its surroundings, and the view takes in several volcanoes.
ENCOURAGEMENTnounUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the expression of approval and support
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
EXTINCTadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
FERNSnounUS /fɜːrnz/
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading From the edge of the crater there is a fine view of the city and its surroundings, and the view takes in several volcanoes.
FISHINGnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
FORTIFICATIONSnounUS /ˌfɔːrtəfəˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “fortification” — defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
set up or found
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
GIGANTICadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
coins made of gold
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
GOLD-FIELDS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
GUMnounUS /ɡʌm/
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
HOW
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From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
IMMIGRATIONnounUS /ˌɪməˈɡreɪʃən/
migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
KAURInoun
resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
KAWAU
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From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
LAKESnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
LUMBERnounUS /ˈlʌmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
MAN'SnounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
MAORInounUS /ˈmaʊri/
an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
MININGnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
MOAnoun
extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
attach to a support
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
MURU
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From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
as might be expected
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
and nothing more
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
OYSTERSnounUS /ˈɔɪstərz/
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
PAKEHA
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From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
POPULATIONnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
REMINISCENCESnounUS /ˌreməˈnɪsənsɪz/
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
residentsnounUS /ˈrezɪdənts/
plural of “resident” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
SALEnounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading From the edge of the crater there is a fine view of the city and its surroundings, and the view takes in several volcanoes.
SHARKnounUS /ʃɑːrk/
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
SIGHTSnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
SUBURBSnounUS /ˈsʌbərbz/
plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading From the edge of the crater there is a fine view of the city and its surroundings, and the view takes in several volcanoes.
THAMESnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From the edge of the crater there is a fine view of the city and its surroundings, and the view takes in several volcanoes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading After a glance at the interior of Auckland, our friends naturally turned their attention to its surroundings.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
VARIETYnounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading From the edge of the crater there is a fine view of the city and its surroundings, and the view takes in several volcanoes.
villasnounUS /ˈvɪləz/
plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
VISITINGnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
VOLCANOESnounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊz/
plural of “volcano” — a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
WEDDINGSnounUS /ˈwedɪŋz/
plural of “wedding” — the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
well-to-doadjective
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were reminded of Naples, as Auckland is in a region of extinct volcanoes, one of which, Mount Eden, rises only a mile from the city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Following the advice of the landlord of the hotel, they drove thither, passing numerous villas of the well-to-do residents, with which the sides of the mountain are dotted.
ZEALANDnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading THE SUBURBS OF AUCKLAND.--EXTINCT VOLCANOES.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--A KAURI FOREST.--KAURI LUMBER AND GUM.--HOW THE GUM IS FORMED AND FOUND.--TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR VALUE.--FERNS AND THEIR VARIETY.--A PAKEHA MAORI.--HIS REMINISCENCES.--CURIOUS NATIVE CUSTOMS.--BUYING HEADS.--SALE OF A LIVING MAN'S HEAD.--THE LAW OF MURU.--NEW ZEALAND BIRDS.--THE GIGANTIC MOA, OR DINORNIS.--NATIVE WEDDINGS.--KAWAU ISLAND.--SHARK FISHING.--OYSTERS.--VISITING THE THAMES GOLD-FIELDS.--SIGHTS AND SCENES.--GOLD MINING IN NEW ZEALAND.--POPULATION OF THE COLONY.--ENCOURAGEMENT TO IMMIGRATION.--JOURNEY TO THE HOT LAKES.--CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
