Chapter V

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

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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

feel admiration for

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

equally

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

in or near a particular place or position

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completely unclothed

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

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an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

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plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

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form or compose

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one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

make right or correct

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

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very lively and profitable

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

obtain

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

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plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

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

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

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

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of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

give free rein to

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

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and nothing more

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

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

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

attach to a support

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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

an old word for “no”

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

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

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not any; not one

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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plural of “note” — a brief written record

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

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above and across; more than

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

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 _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

the season of growth

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading No matter: I dread descriptions of scenery, and I could not have done justice to the subject.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

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

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

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

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

plural of “tree” — 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 trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

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From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

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

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

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From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I went to America too late, and left it too early, to be able to enjoy and admire its natural beauties.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The trees were shorn of their magnificent foliage, the Indian summer was just over, and forest and prairie were alike bare and brown.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To gain a correct idea of the country, one must go and see those hundreds, nay thousands, of flourishing little towns which spring up day by day on that immense continent.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _Notes on the great American Cities.--New York.--Boston.--A Visit to Oliver Wendell Holmes.--Washington.--Mount Vernon.--Philadelphia.--Chicago.--Rivalry between these Cities.--Jokes they indulge in at each other's Expense._ The large cities do not constitute the real America.