anew
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
(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 DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
Battick's
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From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
an opposing military force
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
enrichedverbUS /enˈrɪtʃt/
past form of “enrich” — make better or improve in quality
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
expectancynounUS /ɪkˈspektənsi/
an expectation
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
forcingverbUS /ˈfɔːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(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 The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
come to pass
From this reading What would happen next?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What would happen next?
nitratenounUS /ˈnaɪtreɪt/
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
win a victory over
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
pestnounUS /pest/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
salvationnounUS /sælˈveɪʃən/
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
Sunnyside
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
thwartedadjectiveUS /ˈθwɔːrtɪd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
a source of difficulty
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAY DREAMS There was an uncertainty in the atmosphere of Sunnyside Farm and an expectancy of trouble in all their minds.
(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 The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would happen next?
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Would the enemy strike again, having been thwarted in one attempt to destroy the new wheat?
wheat's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The pest could not work fast enough to overcome the rapidity of the wheat's growth.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would happen next?
Yancey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact that the soil had been well enriched and that the forcing effect of nitrate made the crop grow so fast was really the salvation of Yancey Battick's new grain.
