Rakata
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“The officer reported that there is no sign of eruption at Rakata, so that my house is yet safe, for no showers of pumice, however deep, can injure the cave.”
From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Later volcanic work built up a number of small cones within the crater, and still later a new cone, called Rakata, rose on the edge of the old one to a height of 2,623 feet.
From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Charles Morris
See, Winnie," said Van der Kemp, pointing with interest to a mark on the side of Rakata, "yonder is the mouth of my cave.
From Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
If he is visiting the hermit of Rakata, as you tell me, he’ll be safe enough.
From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
This, I think, shows that there is no direct communication with Rakata and the active volcano—at least not at present.”
From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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