Chapter X

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

equally

From this reading Only a few have been analyzed, but enough of them to show that hardly any two are alike.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts

From this reading Only a few have been analyzed, but enough of them to show that hardly any two are alike.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Only a few have been analyzed, but enough of them to show that hardly any two are alike.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

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

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

(usually followed by “to”) given credit for

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

every person

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

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

From this reading Only a few have been analyzed, but enough of them to show that hardly any two are alike.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “fortification” — defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

only a very short time before

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Only a few have been analyzed, but enough of them to show that hardly any two are alike.

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

-ing form of “herd” — cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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 HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

ten 10s

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

something that is lost

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

having the properties of medicine

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

come together

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

and nothing more

From this reading Only a few have been analyzed, but enough of them to show that hardly any two are alike.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

traveling or passing over land

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

of or relating to a pastor

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a light shade of red

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “property” — something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

past form of “scald” — subject to harsh criticism

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Only a few have been analyzed, but enough of them to show that hardly any two are alike.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

plural of “spring” — the season of growth

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

make square

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “temperature” — the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

moderately warm

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

plural of “terrace” — usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading On an area of a hundred and fifty square miles there are many thousands of hot springs of all temperatures from tepid to boiling, and of all sorts of composition.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

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

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

which person or people

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE HOT LAKE DISTRICT; ITS EXTENT AND PECULIARITIES.--MEDICINAL SPRINGS.--ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS.--FRED'S NARROW ESCAPE.--SCALDED TO DEATH IN A HOT POOL.--LAKE ROTOMAHANA.--THE WHITE TERRACES; HOW THEY ARE FORMED.--THE PINK TERRACES.--BOILING LAKES.--NATURE'S BATH-TUBS.--PETRIFIED BIRDS.--A TABOOED MOUNTAIN.--THE TABU ON DUCKS.--NATIVE DEMORALIZATION.--WAIROA.--DESTRUCTION OF THE TERRACES.--TERRIBLE ERUPTION, WITH LOSS OF LIFE.--A VILLAGE THROWN INTO A LAKE.--TAURANGA AND THE GATE PAH.--MAORI FORTIFICATIONS.--SHORT HISTORY OF THE MAORI WAR; ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS.--FROM TAURANGA TO NAPIER.--A PASTORAL COUNTRY.--ATTRACTIONS OF NAPIER.--OVERLAND TO WELLINGTON.--FARMING AND HERDING SCENES.--A CURIOUS ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.

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

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading "The volcanic region of North Island is a large one," wrote Frank in his journal, "and as I can't find any two persons who agree as to its extent, I won't attempt to give its area in square miles or acres; but it is large enough to meet the wants of everybody, and hot enough to suit the most fastidious.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Long before you reach the neighborhood of the Hot Lakes you find steaming springs, and there is hardly one of them that is not credited with some wonderful healing properties.