Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

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

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

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

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

possessive form of “bank” — sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

plural of “bin” — a container; usually has a lid

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

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

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

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

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

plural of “estimate” — an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

intended to deceive

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

with glory or in a glorious manner

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

the act of departing

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

past form of “harvest” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

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

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

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

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

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

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

go away from a place

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

plural of “loan” — the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

for more time

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

joined in matrimony

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

popular aquarium fish

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

plural of “mortgage” — a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

not any; not one

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

and nothing more

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

above and across; more than

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

flowing profusely

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

save from sins

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

let for money

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

except for; apart from

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

being two more than seventy

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

have in common

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

not in physical motion

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

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

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

in or at that place or location

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

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

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

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

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

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

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

up to a particular time

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

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

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading So three weeks and two days, from the first of July, became three weeks, then two weeks and six days, and then one week and six days, and then six days, five days, four days, three days; and then it became seventy-two hours.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading As June burned itself gloriously into July, Robert Hendricks no longer counted the weeks until Molly Culpepper should be married, but counted the days.

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

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading And the three threshing machines of the Golden Belt Wheat Company were pouring their ceaseless stream into the company's great bins.

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

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading From that he judged that there would be enough to redeem his share of the farmers' mortgages, which in Hendricks' mind could be nothing but rent for the land, and to pay his share of the bank's fraudulent loans to the company--and leave nothing more.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The railroad was only five miles away, and Hendricks was sitting in his office in the bank going over and over his estimates of the year's crop which was still lying in the field,--save the crop from less than two thousand acres that was harvested and threshed.