used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
adjacentadjectiveUS /əˈdʒeɪsənt/
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
circularsnounUS /ˈsɜːrkjələrz/
plural of “circular” — an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
Culpepper
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From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
Culpepper's
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From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
describingverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
flour-mill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
furnishingnounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋ/
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
moversnounUS /ˈmuːvərz/
plural of “mover” — workman employed by a moving company
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
RidgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
scalesnounUS /skeɪlz/
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
sloughingnoun
the process whereby something is shed
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
SycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He had brought back three stage loads of settlers, and was selling lots in Culpepper's addition faster than they could be surveyed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good times came to Sycamore Ridge in the autumn.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dam across the creek was furnishing power for a flour-mill and a furniture factory.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Martin Culpepper had been East with circulars describing the town and adjacent country.
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
wrigglingadjective
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading The endless worm of wagons that was wriggling through the town carrying movers to the West, was sloughing many of its scales in Sycamore Ridge.
