Chapter VI

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

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

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

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

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From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

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

From this reading “Where would our equality be then?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

a supporter of the Confederate States of America

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

plural of “conqueror” — someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

rural regions

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

plural of “dishwasher” — a machine for washing dishes

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

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

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

From this reading “Where would our equality be then?

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

From this reading What would happen to our fellowship?”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

come to pass

From this reading What would happen to our fellowship?”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

an indirect suggestion

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

engage or hire for work

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

discontinued temporarily

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Where would our equality be then?

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

a perceptual structure

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

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

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

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

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

not in physical motion

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Where would our equality be then?

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

From this reading What would happen to our fellowship?”

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What would happen to our fellowship?”

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where would our equality be then?

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

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

which person or people

From this reading Barbara’s great-great-grandfather, Herbert Haggerwells, had been a Confederate major from North Carolina who, as conquerors sometimes do, had fallen in love with the then fat Pennsylvania countryside.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Haggershaven’s history, which I got little by little, was more than a link with the past; it was a possible hint of what might have been if the War of Southron Independence had not interrupted the American pattern.

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

From this reading “Where would our equality be then?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “All right,” I said; “but I still don’t see why you can’t hire a cook and some dishwashers.”