200,000
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From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
5,000,000
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From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
7,000,000
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From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
adaptedadjectiveUS /əˈdæptɪd/
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
AGRICULTURALadjectiveUS /ˌæɡrəˈkʌltʃərəl/
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
ALPSnounUS /ælps/
a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
a quantity of money
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
annualadjectiveUS /ˈænjuːəl/
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
ASCENTnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
bushelsnounUS /ˈbʊʃəlz/
plural of “bushel” — a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
CANTERBURYnounUS /ˈkæntərberi/
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
CHARACTERISTICSnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪks/
plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
CLIMBINGnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
CONDUCTEDverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
DAISIESnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
DUNEDIN
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
EXOTICS
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
EXTERMINATEDadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɜːrməneɪtɪd/
destroyed completely
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
set up or found
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
GLACIERSnounUS /ˈɡleɪʃərz/
plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
GOLD-FIELDS
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
grain-growing
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From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
grazingnounUS /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
the act of grazing
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
HOW
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
IMPROVEDadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvd/
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
INDUSTRIALadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəl/
of or relating to or resulting from industry
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
INVERCARGILL
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
IRRIGATIONnounUS /ˌɪrəˈɡeɪʃən/
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
LAKESnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
MACHINERYnounUS /məˈʃiːnəri/
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
MININGnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
attach to a support
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
OTAGO
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
PARROTSnounUS /ˈperəts/
plural of “parrot” — usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
pastoraladjectiveUS /ˈpæstərəl/
of or relating to a pastor
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
PERILOUSadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
PESTnounUS /pest/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
pilgrimsnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmz/
plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
productnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkt/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
productionsnounUS /prəˈdʌkʃənz/
plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
provincialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɪnʃəl/
of or associated with a province
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
quantitiesnounUS /ˈkwɑːntətiz/
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
QUEENSTOWN
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
RABBITnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
RABBITSnounUS /ˈræbəts/
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
an educational institution
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
SHEEP-BUSINESS
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
SHEEP-RAISER'S
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
SHEEP-STATION
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
SNOW-STORMS
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
SPARROWnounUS /ˈsperoʊ/
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
staplenounUS /ˈsteɪpəl/
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
STATISTICSnounUS /stəˈtɪstɪks/
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
SWEETBRIERnoun
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are more than 5,000,000 sheep in the district, besides 200,000 cattle and horses; the annual product of wheat is nearly 7,000,000 bushels, and of oats half that amount.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
TROUBLESOMEadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
unwiselyadverbUS /ənˈwaɪzli/
without good sense or judgment
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
UtopianounUS /juːˈtoʊpiə/
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
WAKATIPU
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
WATER-CRESS
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The provincial district of Canterbury is both an agricultural and a pastoral country, part of it being well adapted to grain-growing, and the rest to grazing.
WHEATnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
WHEAT-FARM
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From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
at the time that
From this reading Evidently the Canterbury pilgrims did not choose unwisely when they came here to found their Utopia.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Its staple productions are grain and wool, and it ships large quantities of both to England and other countries.
ZEALANDnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT.--VISIT TO A SHEEP-STATION.--HOW THE SHEEP-BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED.--THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.--IRRIGATION IN NEW ZEALAND.--SHEEP LOST IN SNOW-STORMS.--THE SHEEP-RAISER'S ENEMIES.--DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY PARROTS.--THE RABBIT PEST.--HOW RABBITS ARE EXTERMINATED.--VISIT TO A WHEAT-FARM.--WHEAT STATISTICS.--IMPROVED MACHINERY.--THE SPARROW PEST.--TROUBLESOME EXOTICS.--WATER-CRESS, DAISIES, AND SWEETBRIER.--AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.--MOUNT COOK.--FIRST ASCENT.--PERILOUS CLIMBING.--GLACIERS AND LAKES.--THE SOUTHERN ALPS.--DUNEDIN.--OTAGO GOLD-FIELDS.--INVERCARGILL.--LAKE WAKATIPU.--MINING AT QUEENSTOWN.
