used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
Acadiannoun
an early French settler in the Maritimes
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
Acadians
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anew
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
Balaklava
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading What a bit of poetry it is in itself!
a state at a particular time
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
cosilyadverb
in a cozy manner
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
Deer's
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
enterprisingadjectiveUS /ˈentərpraɪzɪŋ/
marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
From this reading Pony is very enterprising.
FathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
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a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
How
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From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a bit of poetry it is in itself!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pony is very enterprising.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading What a bit of poetry it is in itself!
immediately past
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
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 We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
Louisburgh
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MoraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
a form of address for a married woman
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nestledadjectiveUS /ˈnesəld/
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
not any; not one
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
NovanounUS /ˈnoʊvə/
a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
Picton
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literature in metrical form
From this reading What a bit of poetry it is in itself!
PonynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Pony is very enterprising.
with low volume
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
RompnounUS /rɑːmp/
an easy victory
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
SchoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
Scotia
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slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
in the near future
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How cosily and quietly it is nestled down amid those graceful green slopes!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
the upper part of anything
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
precisely as stated
From this reading Pony is very enterprising.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are soon at the top of the first long hill, and look again, for the last time, upon the Acadian village.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a bit of poetry it is in itself!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading A Romp at Three Fathom Harbor--The Moral Condition of the Acadians--The Wild Flowers of Nova Scotia--Mrs. Deer's Wit--No Fish--Picton--The Balaklava Schooner--And a Voyage to Louisburgh.
