Chapter III

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From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

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

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

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

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

anew

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

how long something has existed

From this reading The younger boy, Edward, was not quite seven years of age.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

a youthful male person

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

a borough of New York City

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

recognizable; marked

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

having lost your job

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

past form of “dock” — come into dock

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

a social unit living together

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

plural of “investment” — the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

go away from a place

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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 Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

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

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The younger boy, Edward, was not quite seven years of age.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The younger boy, Edward, was not quite seven years of age.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

on one occasion

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

above and across; more than

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

an educational institution

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The younger boy, Edward, was not quite seven years of age.

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

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading The younger boy, Edward, was not quite seven years of age.

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

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

at the time that

From this reading When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

which person or people

From this reading THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

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

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Bok, the father, had once been in fairly good circumstances, but unwise investments had left him quite poor, so he and his wife decided to leave Holland, and with their two boys, William and Edward, start over again in the United States.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within a few days of landing he and his brother were sent to a public school in Brooklyn.

a late time of life

From this reading The younger boy, Edward, was not quite seven years of age.

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 When the ocean liner, _The Queen_, docked at New York on September 20, 1870, she discharged among her passengers a Dutch family named Bok.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading The younger boy, Edward, was not quite seven years of age.