used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
adoptsverbUS /əˈdɑːpts/
third-person singular of “adopt” — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
AlcottnounUS /ˈælkɑːt/
United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
(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 Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCORD AND ITS FAMOUS PEOPLE.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
brought into existence
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
Channing
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From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
communitiesnounUS /kəˈmjuːnətiz/
plural of “community” — a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
CONCORDnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading CONCORD AND ITS FAMOUS PEOPLE.
ConnecticutnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading CONCORD AND ITS FAMOUS PEOPLE.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
Germantown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCORD AND ITS FAMOUS PEOPLE.
the literary culture
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
Louisa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
the force of workers available
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
and nothing more
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading CONCORD AND ITS FAMOUS PEOPLE.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
privilegesnounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒəz/
plural of “privilege” — a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
without much difficulty
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
SalemnounUS /ˈseɪləm/
capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Emerson was born in Boston, Alcott in Connecticut, Hawthorne in Salem, Channing in Boston, Louisa Alcott in Germantown, and others elsewhere; but Thoreau was native to the soil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
ThoreaunounUS /θərˈoʊ/
United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Thoreau family was but newly planted in Concord, to which it was alien both by the father's and the mother's side.
which person or people
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading But this wise town adopts readily the children of other communities that claim its privileges,--and to Henry Thoreau these came by birth.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Of all the men of letters that have given Concord a name throughout the world, he is almost the only one who was born there.
