Rakata
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"My son's friend, the hermit of Rakata," said the captain to his second mate, "will find his cave too hot to hold him, I think, when he returns."
From Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata 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
“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
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
But come, if you have finished we will ascend the Peak of Rakata and I will introduce you to my sunshine.”
From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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