Chapter II

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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

(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 He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

Having no one else present.

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

a grain of barley

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

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

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

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

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

held dear

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

a radioactive transuranic element

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

not divisible by two

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

a small lake

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

in or at that place or location

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

in the direction of

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

precisely as stated

From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

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

From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.

at the time that

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

a Caucasian

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.

which person or people

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.