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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
air
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From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
AUSTRALIAN
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From this reading AUSTRALIAN WINTER--THE FLOODS.
AWAY
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
BALL
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
BALLARAT
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
BUGGY
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
BUSH
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
CALAMITY
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
charmed
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From this reading I was particularly charmed with the climate of Victoria.
CHINAMEN'S
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
CLIMATE
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
CLUNES
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
cool
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From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
DAMAGE
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
delightfully
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From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
DONEnounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
DOWN-POUR
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
dry
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From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
EUCALYPTUS
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
evenings
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From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
exhilarating
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From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
FIRE
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
FLOOD
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
FLOODS
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From this reading AUSTRALIAN WINTER--THE FLOODS.
GARDENS
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
GOING
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
GUM-TREE
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
highest
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From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
HOME
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was particularly charmed with the climate of Victoria.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
MAIN
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
OUT
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
particularly
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From this reading I was particularly charmed with the climate of Victoria.
pleasure
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From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
pure
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From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
RAIN
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
really
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From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
SAVEDnounUS /saved/
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
STREET
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
SUBMERGED
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
temperature
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From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUSTRALIAN WINTER--THE FLOODS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is really a pleasure to breathe the air: it is so pure, dry, and exhilarating.
Victoria
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From this reading I was particularly charmed with the climate of Victoria.
VICTORIAN
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was particularly charmed with the climate of Victoria.
WASHED
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
WATER
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From this reading THE VICTORIAN CLIMATE--THE BUSH IN WINTER--THE EUCALYPTUS, OR AUSTRALIAN GUM-TREE--BALL AT CLUNES--FIRE IN THE MAIN STREET--THE BUGGY SAVED--DOWN-POUR OF RAIN--GOING HOME BY WATER--THE FLOODS OUT--CLUNES SUBMERGED--CALAMITY AT BALLARAT--DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOOD--THE CHINAMEN'S GARDENS WASHED AWAY.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when the temperature is at its highest, the evenings are delightfully cool.
WINTER
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From this reading AUSTRALIAN WINTER--THE FLOODS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was particularly charmed with the climate of Victoria.
