Chapter II

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

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

present in great quantity

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

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

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

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

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

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From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

lacking funds

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

plural of “crater” — a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

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

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

dearly loved

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

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

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

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From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

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From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

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From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

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

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

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

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

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

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

on one occasion

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

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From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

a course of conduct

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

look furtively

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

express in words

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

lacking in magnitude or quantity

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

sweep across or over

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

a European river; flows into the North Atlantic

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

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

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

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

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

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

From this reading ‘’Tis a fine Country, Teague, one needs must say, ‘But thousands should not tempt me here to stay.’

work hard

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When from the Road a narrow path he took, And gain’d a Rocky Bank, hard by a Brook.

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

From this reading Thus time beguil’d in social chat was past, When John reflected he’d not broke his Fast.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

(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 Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

at the time that

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading ‘I’d not live here,’ says Teague, ‘among the Craters; ‘Give me dear Ireland, Whiskey and Paraters.’

belonging to which person

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading Now once on their Way we see the Pair, When John, as passing, did around him stare; Though flat the Country, oft he got a peep At the smooth Tagus in its mazy sweep; Whose Banks well covered by the richest soil, Yielding abundant Crops, with scanty Toil.