Chapter VII

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From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

(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 From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among these luckless friends chanced to be the Mistress and the Master of The Place.

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

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

plural of “award” — a grant made by a law court

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

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

From this reading Among these luckless friends chanced to be the Mistress and the Master of The Place.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

terminate

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading Among these luckless friends chanced to be the Mistress and the Master of The Place.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

recognizable; marked

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

one or the other of two

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

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From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a man of refinement

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

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

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

any animals kept for use or profit

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

having or bringing misfortune

From this reading Among these luckless friends chanced to be the Mistress and the Master of The Place.

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Among these luckless friends chanced to be the Mistress and the Master of The Place.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Among these luckless friends chanced to be the Mistress and the Master of The Place.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

plural of “plaything” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

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From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

possessive form of “sheep” — woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

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

From this reading Among these luckless friends chanced to be the Mistress and the Master of The Place.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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From this reading And the Gentleman Farmer had decided to break his sheep's fair-ward journey by a twenty-four-hour stop at The Place.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

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

From this reading THE THROWBACK The Place was nine miles north of the county-seat city of Paterson.

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

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

belonging to which person

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading From the Ramapo hill pastures, south of Suffern, two days before the fair, descended a flock of twenty prize sheep--the playthings of a man to whom the title of Wall Street Farmer had a lure of its own--a lure that cost him something like $30,000 a year; and which made him a scourge to all his few friends.

a reference book that is published regularly once every year

From this reading And yearly, near Paterson, was held the great North Jersey Livestock Fair--a fair whose awards established for the next twelve-month the local rank of purebred cattle and sheep and pigs for thirty miles in either direction.