Chapter I

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From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

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From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

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

From this reading A BEAUTIFUL NEW COACH.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

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

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

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

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading A BEAUTIFUL NEW COACH.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading A BEAUTIFUL NEW COACH.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

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From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

scraped or touched lightly in passing

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

the quality of being honest

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

ten 10s

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

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

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

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

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

bestow a quality on

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

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

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

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 New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A BEAUTIFUL NEW COACH.

not any; not one

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

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From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

above and across; more than

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

loss of the ability to move a body part

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

of or relating to poetry

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

the act or process of producing something

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

return to an original state

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

save from sins

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

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From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

plural of “sect” — a subdivision of a larger religious group

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

of or relating to statistics

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

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

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading New Farms.--More Land.--No Rooms for Mushrooms.--Many Sects of Insects.--The Squash.--Unexpected Fungi.--The Triumph that Grazed Defeat.--The Joys of Memory......297 INTRODUCTION.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

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

From this reading It was in consequence of reading a little volume called “Ten Acres Enough”--a practical and statistical, as well as, in certain points, a poetical production--that I came to prepare this volume.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A Rockaway stricken with Palsy.--Sudden Recovery.--Honesty of country Mechanics their best Recommendation.--A Roof over one’s Head.--Its Necessity, as well as Beauty.--A Fellow-feeling makes us willing to lend Shingles.--The latter End......283 THREE HUNDRED ACRES NOT ENOUGH.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In that work a charming and interesting account is given of the successful attempt of a Philadelphia mechanic to redeem a strip of exhausted land of ten acres in extent.