used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
(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 In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
blackberriesnounUS /ˈblækberiz/
plural of “blackberry” — large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
comprisedverbUS /kəmˈpraɪzd/
past form of “comprise” — be composed of
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
dispensedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspenst/
distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
flintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
(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 In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
most important element
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
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 Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
not one, and not any
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
oatsnounUS /oʊts/
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
and nothing more
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
ox-cart
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From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
a full supply
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
raspberriesnounUS /ˈræzberiz/
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
runnersnounUS /ˈrʌnərz/
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
ryenounUS /raɪ/
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
slednounUS /sled/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
strawberriesnounUS /ˈstrɔːberiz/
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
turnipsnounUS /ˈtɜːrnəps/
plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
From this reading The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Main strength and muscle were the only things dispensed in plenty.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
whortleberries
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading In summer there were plenty of strawberries, raspberries, whortleberries and blackberries growing wild, but all the cultivated fruit was apples.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading A great ox-cart was the only wheeled vehicle on the place, and this, in winter, gave place to a heavy sled, the runners cut from a tree having a natural crook and roughly, but strongly, made.
a late time of life
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
yokenounUS /joʊk/
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading Three cows, ten or twelve sheep, a few pigs and a yoke of strong oxen comprised the live stock--horses, they had none for many years.
