1721
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From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
1871
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From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
any thing at all
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
CavaliersnounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪrz/
plural of “cavalier” — a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
Clarke
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From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
court-house
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From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
CusternounUS /ˈkʌstər/
United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
the specified day of the month
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
divisible by two
From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
explorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
Gilead
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From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
gravenadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪvən/
cut into a desired shape
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
how
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From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
JesuitnounUS /ˈdʒeʒuːɪt/
a member of the Jesuit order
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
prehistoricadjectiveUS /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
PuritansnounUS /ˈpjʊrətənz/
plural of “puritan” — a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
RexnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
Roxy's
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From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
Identical; not different.
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading "A church, a schoolhouse for every clearing, and a college before the county court-house."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "KEEP OUT" Hope College was founded in 1871.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This date was graven on the corner stone, which the Dean had been careful to show Kit, telling her at the same time how the first settlers through the middle Northwest followed the customs of the Puritans and Cavaliers.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, back at Gilead," Kit told him, "even the mounting stone at Cousin Roxy's had 1721 on it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It seemed queer to Kit to think of Hope College as being any kind of an historic pile, but Rex had assured her anything that dated before Custer was ancient history, and if you wanted to get almost prehistoric, you went back to Lewis and Clarke, and the Jesuit explorers.
