used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
(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 They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
baggedverbUS /bæɡd/
inflected form of “bag” — capture or kill, as in hunting
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
barrelledadjective
put in or stored in a barrel
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
barrelsnounUS /ˈbærəlz/
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
basketsnounUS /ˈbæskəts/
plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
beansnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
garlicnounUS /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/
bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
Lampson's
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From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
immediately past
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
a large number or amount
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
onionsnounUS /ˈʌnjənz/
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
receipted
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From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
get by special effort
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
separatelyadverbUS /ˈsepərətli/
apart from others
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
shipper'snounUS /ˈʃɪpərz/
possessive form of “shipper” — someone who ships goods
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course every shipper’s freight had to be separately marked and receipted for, so that the proper returns might be made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last they collected in baskets, a few dozen from each farm, and packed them at the landing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They picked and barrelled all of Lampson’s apples, dug and bagged and barrelled all the potatoes in that neighborhood, and got together many small lots of onions, garlic, dried beans, and the like, including about ten barrels of eggs.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The boys visited every farmer within six miles of the landing to secure whatever freight he might be willing to furnish.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE WONDERFUL RIVER It was a busy fortnight that followed.
