1865
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From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Link Ferris was a fighter.
acresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
areanounUS /ˈeriə/
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
battlegroundnounUS /ˈbætəlɡraʊnd/
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
choicenounUS /tʃɔɪs/
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
Civil-War
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From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
Ferris
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From this reading Link Ferris was a fighter.
Ferris's
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From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
fighternounUS /ˈfaɪtər/
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading Link Ferris was a fighter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
heritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
hinterlandnounUS /ˈhɪntərlænd/
a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
LinkverbUS /lɪŋk/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Link Ferris was a fighter.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
nearestadverbUS /ˈnɪrəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
scrubbyadjectiveUS /ˈskrʌbi/
sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
side-hill
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From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
thereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading His battleground covered an area of forty acres--broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
veterannounUS /ˈvetərən/
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Link Ferris was a fighter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
worked-out
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From this reading In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War veteran, who had taken up the wilderness land in 1865 and who, for thirty years thereafter, had wrought to make it pay.
