used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
Brandywine
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From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HOWARD PYLE.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Market-day came every Fourth-day (Wednesday) and every Seventh-day (Saturday).
cartsnounUS /kɑːrts/
plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Market-day came every Fourth-day (Wednesday) and every Seventh-day (Saturday).
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
Fourth-day
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From this reading Market-day came every Fourth-day (Wednesday) and every Seventh-day (Saturday).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
HANSON'S
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From this reading NANCY HANSON'S PROJECT.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
HOWARDnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading BY HOWARD PYLE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
market-day
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From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
NANCYnounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading NANCY HANSON'S PROJECT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
PROJECTverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading NANCY HANSON'S PROJECT.
PYLEnounUS /paɪl/
United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)
From this reading BY HOWARD PYLE.
QuakernounUS /ˈkweɪkər/
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Market-day came every Fourth-day (Wednesday) and every Seventh-day (Saturday).
Seventh-day
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From this reading Market-day came every Fourth-day (Wednesday) and every Seventh-day (Saturday).
sledges
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From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
slicesnounUS /ˈslaɪsəz/
plural of “slice” — a share of something
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
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 country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Market-day came every Fourth-day (Wednesday) and every Seventh-day (Saturday).
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
WilmingtonnounUS /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/
a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
From this reading It was in the old Quaker town of Wilmington, Delaware, and it was the evening of the day on which the battle of Brandywine had been fought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The country people were coming into town in sledges, and in heavy low carts with solid wheels made of slices from great tree trunks, loaded with butter, eggs, milk, and vegetables; for the following day was market-day.
