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 The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

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

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

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

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

having branches

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading BROUGHT HOME.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

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From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

a loud harsh or strident noise

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

being one more than seven

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

set up or found

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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From this reading HESBA STRETTON.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading BROUGHT HOME.

possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

a narrow way or road

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

(law) a gift of personal property by will

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

most important element

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

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

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

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

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

out of fashion

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

on one occasion

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

and nothing more

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

plural of “plot” — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

ready to fall asleep

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

not in physical motion

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

move an implement through

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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From this reading HESBA STRETTON.

a place where something ends or is complete

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It is the terminus of the single line of rails branching off from the main line eight miles away, and along it three trains only travel each way daily.

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

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

in or at the place that

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.

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

From this reading So quiet is the small market town of Upton, that it is difficult to believe in the stir and din of London, which is little more than an hour's journey from it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sleepy streets have old-fashioned houses straggling along each side, with trees growing amongst them; and here and there, down the roads leading into the the country, which are half street, half lane, green plots of daisied grass are still to be found, where there were once open fields that have left a little legacy to the birds and children of coming generations.