used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
(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 “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
else
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From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
at any time
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
every person
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
a man of refinement
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
poorestadjectiveUS /ˈpuːrɪst/
superlative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
cut with a saw
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
Shintown
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From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
stumpsnounUS /stʌmps/
plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “The best crop of stones and stumps, I ever saw,” someone else had said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The poorest farming land in all the country,” someone called it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everyone smiled and drove on, and Shintown and its people passed from their knowledge.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
touringverbUS /ˈtʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where in the name of goodness did they get such a name?” the elderly gentleman in the touring car asked his companion.
