Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

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

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

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

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

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

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading NEW YORK: _W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_, MDCCCXCIX.

with condescension; in a patronizing manner

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

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From this reading NEW YORK: _W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_, MDCCCXCIX.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

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

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

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From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

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From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

plural of “hamlet” — a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

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

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

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

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

engage in

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

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From this reading NEW YORK: _W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_, MDCCCXCIX.

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

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading NEW YORK: _W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_, MDCCCXCIX.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

something having the property of being analogous to something else

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading NEW YORK: _W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_, MDCCCXCIX.

plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

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From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

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From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

try to get or reach

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

do one's shopping

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

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

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

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

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

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

From this reading On the East end of Long Island, from Riverhead to Greenport, a distance of about thirty miles, two country roads run parallel.

precisely as stated

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The North road is very near the Sound and away from the villages; lonely farm-houses are scattered at long intervals; in some places their number increases enough to form a little desolate settlement, but there is never a shop, nor sign of village life.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading NEW YORK: _W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_, MDCCCXCIX.

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

From this reading It was on the North road that I spent a golden August in the home of Mrs. Libby.

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

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

in the company of; together with

From this reading That, one must seek on the South road, with its small hamlets, to which the "North roaders," as they are somewhat condescendingly called, drive across to church, or to make purchases.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading NEW YORK: _W. Dillingham Co., Publishers_, MDCCCXCIX.