used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RURAL TALE.
(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 At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
barnsnounUS /bɑːrnz/
plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
CUTSnounUS /kʌts/
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH CUTS.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
EMBELLISHEDverbUS /emˈbelɪʃt/
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH CUTS.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
Englewood
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From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
a social unit living together
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
start firing a weapon
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
herdsnounUS /hɜːrdz/
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 He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
HermitnounUS /ˈhɜːrmət/
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
Honestus
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From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
inroadsnounUS /ˈɪnroʊdz/
plural of “inroad” — an encroachment or intrusion
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
immediately past
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
on one occasion
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
the local environment
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
perpetualadjectiveUS /pərˈpetʃuːəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
plunderedadjectiveUS /ˈplʌndərd/
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
plunderers
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From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
RURALadjectiveUS /ˈrʊrəl/
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading A RURAL TALE.
ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A RURAL TALE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last those plunderers completely ruined him; for, in the last excursion they made on his estate, they carried off all his family, drove away his cattle, and set fire to his barns and houses, he himself escaping with great difficulty.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
which person or people
From this reading He was once a very considerable farmer, possessed of very extensive lands, and of large flocks and herds; but the perpetual inroads of the Scots, who frequently plundered the northern parts of England, very much reduced him.
belonging to which person
From this reading (_Price One Penny._) _The Hermit of the Forest._ In the romantic forest of Englewood, which formerly composed a great part of the county of Cumberland, lived a celebrated hermit, whose name was Honestus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH CUTS.
