used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
in the past
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
(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 The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
attractionsnounUS /əˈtrækʃənz/
plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
see with attention
From this reading The church itself was a wonder to behold.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
congregationnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
FarmingtonnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋtən/
a town in northwestern New Mexico
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
godlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːdli/
showing great reverence for god
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The church itself was a wonder to behold.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
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 A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
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 Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
and nothing more
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
PresbyteriannounUS /ˌpresbɪˈtɪriən/
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
privilegesnounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒəz/
plural of “privilege” — a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
professedadjectiveUS /prəˈfest/
professing to be qualified
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The church itself was a wonder to behold.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading The congregation professed the United Presbyterian faith; and this was the state religion, not only of Farmington but of all the country around.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
precisely as stated
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Farmington was a very godly place; so, at least, her people thought.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading Among the many well-known attractions of the town, its religious privileges stood easily at the head.
a Caucasian
From this reading A little way up the hill, on a level piece of ground, the early settlers long ago had built a great white church.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The church itself was a wonder to behold.
