Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

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

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

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

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

(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 Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

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

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

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

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

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

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

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

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

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

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

given or giving freely

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

plural of “bushel” — a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

plural of “caput” — a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

money in the form of bills or coins

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

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

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

more than is needed, desired, or required

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

a wave motion

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

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

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

past form of “harvest” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

plural of “hog” — a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

ten 10s

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

of great significance or value

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

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

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

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

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

conformity or harmony

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

the force of workers available

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

-ing form of “multiply” — combine by multiplication

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

on one occasion

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

and nothing more

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

covered with water

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

for each

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

prepared by cutting

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

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

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

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

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

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

From this reading The corn fodder, shredded by our own men and machine, made the great forage barn look like an overflowing cornucopia, and the only extra expense attending the harvest was $31 paid for threshing the oats.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

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

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.

at the time that

From this reading Nearly sixteen hundred bushels of oats and twenty-seven hundred bushels of corn made a proud showing in the granary, when added to its previous stock.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Three important items of food are consumed on the farm that have to be purchased each year, and as there is not much fluctuation in the price paid, we may as well settle the per capita rate for the milch cows and hogs for once and all.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading At each year's end we can then easily find the cash outlay for the herds by multiplying the number of stock by the cost of keeping one.

be the cause or source of

From this reading AUTUMN RECKONING We harvested the crops in the autumn of 1896, and were thankful for the bountiful yield.