used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
for the reason that
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
bushelnounUS /ˈbʊʃəl/
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
a small house with a single story
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
crammedverbUS /kræmd/
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
it's
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From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
and nothing more
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading "And is it not the over-plenty of labourers, that makes labour cheap?
labourers
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From this reading "And is it not the over-plenty of labourers, that makes labour cheap?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "And is it not the over-plenty of labourers, that makes labour cheap?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And is it not the over-plenty of labourers, that makes labour cheap?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
over-plenty
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From this reading "And is it not the over-plenty of labourers, that makes labour cheap?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
a full supply
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
express in words
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And is it not the over-plenty of labourers, that makes labour cheap?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why it's cheap to be sure, because there is such plenty of it."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, you know, ten shillings the bushel, and indeed sometimes a great deal more--it is now less than five."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
at the time that
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I remember this village when there were not more than fifty labourers' families, each with a cottage to itself; now there are upwards of eighty families, and sometimes two crammed together in one house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the first place, can you tell me, why wheat is so cheap just at present?
