used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CANADIAN SETTLEMENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
brought into existence
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading David Fleming's Forgiveness, by Margaret Murray Robertson.
CANADIANadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading A CANADIAN SETTLEMENT.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
placed crosswise
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David Fleming's Forgiveness, by Margaret Murray Robertson.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
felledverbUS /feld/
past form of “fell” — cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
Fleming'snounUS /ˈflemɪŋz/
possessive form of “fleming” — British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading David Fleming's Forgiveness, by Margaret Murray Robertson.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
ForgivenessnounUS /fərˈɡɪvnəs/
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading David Fleming's Forgiveness, by Margaret Murray Robertson.
Hawk's
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From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
Holt
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From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
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 These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
Margaret
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From this reading David Fleming's Forgiveness, by Margaret Murray Robertson.
the force of workers available
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading David Fleming's Forgiveness, by Margaret Murray Robertson.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
RobertsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbərtsən/
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading David Fleming's Forgiveness, by Margaret Murray Robertson.
try to get or reach
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
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 A CANADIAN SETTLEMENT.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
thickly-settled
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From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
thrivingadjectiveUS /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
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 first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
in or at the place that
From this reading These men left the thickly-settled New England valley where they were born, passed many a thriving town and village, and crossed over miles and miles of mountain and forest to seek a home in a strange country.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The first tree felled in the wilderness that lay to the south and west of the range of hills of which Hawk's Head is the highest, was felled by the two brothers Holt.
