Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

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

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

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

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

at or in or to any place

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

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

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

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From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

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From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

being all around the edges; enclosing

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

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From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

a young female

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

abounding in grass

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

(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 It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

not accessible to view

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

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

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

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

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

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From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

and nothing more

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

a narrow way or road

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

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

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

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From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

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From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

not any; not one

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

above and across; more than

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

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From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

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

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It was situated in a grassy little dale, looking as if it had never been built like other houses but had grown up there like a big, brown mushroom.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading No other house could be seen from it although the village was just over the hill.

past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

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

From this reading _Author of “Anne of Green Gables,” “The Story Girl,” “Rainbow Valley,” “Rilla of Ingleside,” “Anne’s House of Dreams,” etc._ _Printed in the United States of America_ The house in the hollow was “a mile from anywhere”--so Maywood people said.

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From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

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From this reading Ellen Greene said it was the lonesomest place in the world and vowed that she wouldn’t stay there a day if it wasn’t that she pitied the child.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It was reached by a long, green lane and almost hidden from view by an encircling growth of young birches.