102
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From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
114
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122
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From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
132
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190
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From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
197
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From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
207
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From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
209
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213
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From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
216
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
239
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258
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295
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303
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
310
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
311
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319
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
324
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
325
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330
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
331
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336
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339
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87
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From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
90
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95
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From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
ArtistsnounUS /ˈɑːrtɪsts/
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
balsamnounUS /ˈbɔːlsəm/
any seed plant yielding balsam
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
birches
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
cleftnounUS /kleft/
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
CONDUCTORnounUS /kənˈdʌktər/
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
cozyadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊzi/
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
CrawfordnounUS /ˈkrɔːfərd/
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
Crawford'snounUS /ˈkrɔːfərdz/
possessive form of “crawford” — United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
dearly loved
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
DevonshirenounUS /dɪˈvɑːnʃaɪr/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
DISCOVERSverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
Dorset
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From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
to come or go into
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
divisible by two
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
set up or found
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
gablesnounUS /ˈɡeɪbəlz/
plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
GapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
HONBLE
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From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
Irving'snounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋz/
possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
It's
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
lovableadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvəbəl/
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
magicaladjectiveUS /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
mapsnounUS /mæps/
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
NotchnounUS /nɑːtʃ/
a V-shaped indentation
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
rock-bound
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From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
Southampton's
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From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
spicedverbUS /spaɪst/
past form of “spice” — make more interesting or flavorful
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
Tarrytown
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From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
There's
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From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
twainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
VermontnounUS /vərˈmɑːnt/
a state in New England
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
precisely as stated
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
at the time that
From this reading "Southampton's soul is very, very old, full of memories of Indians" 122 "Washington Irving's dear old Dutch house is like a beautiful living body with his memory for its soul" 190 "The old Dutch Church at Tarrytown" 197 The Hudson River "When we came into sudden sight of the river there was a magical effect" 207
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
a Caucasian
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
WindingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
Winston's
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From this reading "We found the Green Mountains particularly lovable" 336 Captain Winston's maps pages 90, 114, 132, 209, 216, 239, 258, 295, 311, 325, 331, and 339 THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR DISCOVERS AMERICA THE HONBLE MRS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Delaware Water Gap "Winding and wonderful it was in beauty" 213 "The mountains seem cleft in twain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's absolutely nothing like it on the other side of the water, not even in Devonshire or Dorset" 87 "You enter beside the Great Pond, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green" 95 "Artists would find a paradise of queer, cozy gables, and corners of gardens crowded with old-fashioned flowers" 102
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It's a marvellous effect--startling" 216 York A bit of the rock-bound Maine coast 303 "The air is spiced with the fragrance of balsam fir...on the way to Crawford Notch" 310 "The young, slender birches of the mountain wayside" 319 Crawford's Notch, White Mountains 324 "I shall always think of Vermont as the State of wild lawns and gardens" 330
