Chapter XVI

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

later than; following

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

possessing life

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a quantity of money

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

any thing at all

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

plural of “area” — 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 road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

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

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

social status or position conferred by a system based on class

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

noticeable heterogeneity

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

the power to withstand hardship or stress

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

plural of “gully” — deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

provoking horror

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

past form of “intersperse” — place at intervals in or among

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

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 Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

belonging to or active during the night

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “rut” — a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

plural of “scorpion” — (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “squatter” — someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

the environmental condition

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

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

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

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

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

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

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

From this reading Mr. Watson said it was an excellent road in the dry season, but anything but agreeable after heavy rains had converted it into a long stretch of mud.

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

From this reading After an early breakfast they were taken in a light but strong wagon, drawn by two powerful horses, to the station of their host.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The road lay through an undulating country in which there was an agreeable diversity of open areas interspersed with gum forest and cut up with numerous gullies, ruts, and holes, which gave a liberal amount of exercise to the occupants of the vehicle.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading RIDING THROUGH THE BUSH.--AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY.--ARRIVAL AT THE STATION.--THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS.--A SNAKE IN FRED'S BED.--SNAKES IN AUSTRALIA.--UNDERWOOD'S REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITES, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.--CENTIPEDES AND SCORPIONS.--A VENOMOUS SPIDER.--NOCTURNAL NOISES AT A CATTLE-STATION.--HORSES AND THEIR TRAITS.--BUCK-JUMPING AND ROUGH-RIDING.--HOW A "NEW CHUM" CATCHES A HORSE.--ENDURANCE OF HORSES.--AMONG THE HERDS OF CATTLE.--RIDE TO A CATTLE-CAMP.--DAILY LIFE OF THE STOCKMEN.--CASTE IN AUSTRALIA.--SQUATTERS AND FREE SELECTORS.--HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS IN THE BUSH.--A MAN EATEN ALIVE BY ANTS.--BURNED TO DEATH UNDER A FALLEN TREE.--CHASING AN EMU.--ROUSING A FLOCK OF WILD TURKEYS.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading On their arrival at Roma, Doctor Bronson and his young companions spent the night, or what remained of it, in a hotel that was anything but comfortable by comparison with the spacious caravanseries of the city, but fully as good as they had expected to find in an interior town.