Chapter II

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

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

in the past

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

in a flippant manner

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

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

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

any property detected by the olfactory system

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

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

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

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

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

an archaic term for a boundary

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

a hole through which buttons are pushed

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

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

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

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

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

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

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

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

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

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

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

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 Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

joined in matrimony

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One heard that he had made a fortune airily, and lost it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

happening or arising without apparent external cause

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading He became an official of the Hamilton County Bank, and floated on in middle life, buoyant, carrying an aroma of old fashions, a flower in his buttonhole, a tall hat, a silver-headed cane.

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

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

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

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

From this reading Of Thaddeus Bourn and his Purposes There was given to the Bourns, then, of old, natures sloping to the Northern side, or they had taken that tendency from experience.

at the time that

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

which person or people

From this reading Thaddeus Bourn, that elder brother of Simon, who left Hagar so long ago as when Quincy Adams was President, and became a civil flower of society in the city of Hamilton, was a spontaneous variation or reaction from the type.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading He surely married another, lost part of that, and his wife of a year or two, who died and surprised him into regretting her with some sincerity.