Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

(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 You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

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

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

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

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

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

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

past form of “commemorate” — celebrate by some ceremony or observation

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

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

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

third-person singular of “deserve” — be worthy or deserving

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

to come or go into

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

plural of “hampton” — United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

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

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

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

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

go away from a place

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

the literary culture

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

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

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

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

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

by chance

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

a small lake

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

plural of “puritan” — a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

express in words

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

not in physical motion

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

carry out

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

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

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

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

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

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

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

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

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

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

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

at the time that

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

in or at the place that

From this reading _They_ had a nice well, in a green plain, perhaps where the Great Pond is now, for all I know.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

which person or people

From this reading There's an old Indian Bible which tells about it, when the Montauks--a fine brave tribe who sold out _dirt_ cheap to the Puritans--lived in their village, which is still commemorated by the name Amagansett.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Anyhow, you enter beside the Great Pond I told you of, which is so charming in itself and in its flat frame of village green that it deserves the capital G and P it's always spelt with.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"

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

From this reading I do believe if you dared begin it with little letters you'd be driven out of town, and not with "'Fruites,' and corn, and coates," as the Indians were invited to leave in their day.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You may take your choice of these Hamptons, or like me you may say, "I'll have them all, please!"