used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
attractionnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
Bastow
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From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
batchnounUS /bætʃ/
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
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 While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
convictsnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkts/
plural of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
DepartmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
murdersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərz/
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
mutinynounUS /ˈmjuːtəni/
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
information about recent and important events
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
come into possession of
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
penaladjectiveUS /ˈpiːnəl/
of or relating to punishment
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
revoltnounUS /rɪˈvoʊlt/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
robberiesnounUS /ˈrɑːbəriz/
plural of “robbery” — larceny by threat of violence
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
scouringnounUS /ˈskaʊərɪŋ/
moving over territory to search for something
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
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 Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading Six years after Arthur Bastow sailed the Squire learned that there had been a revolt among the convicts; several had been killed, and the mutiny suppressed, but about a dozen had succeeded in getting away.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
Thorndyke
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From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
precisely as stated
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
vicinitynounUS /vəˈsɪnəti/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
wardersnounUS /ˈwɔːrdərz/
plural of “warder” — a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These had committed several robberies and some murders among the settlers, and a military force and a party of warders from the prison were scouring the country for them.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
which person or people
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the climate was said to be very fine and the country fertile, and land could be taken up without payment, the number who went out was considerable, there being the additional attraction that convicts of good character would be allotted to settlers as servants and farm hands.
a late time of life
From this reading Three years after its establishment a Crown colony had been opened for settlement in its vicinity.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading While arranging for young Bastow being sent out with the first batch of convicts John Thorndyke had been introduced to several of the officials of the Department, and called upon them at intervals to obtain news of the penal colony.
