afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
bargainsnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡənz/
plural of “bargain” — an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
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 Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
Crowle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
dutifuladjectiveUS /ˈduːtifəl/
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
the act of departing
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
come together
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
merchantsnounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃənts/
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As I entered the door, I heard my aunt cry out, "Frank!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
ranknessnoun
the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
respectsnounUS /rɪˈspekts/
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
Sandtoft
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/
sprinkled with seed
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
having a supporting base
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farm business held me from going over to Sandtoft for many days.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
vicaragenoun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Having occasion to go to Crowle on this business, bargains concluded, I paid my respects to my relatives at the vicarage, little thinking of the reward awaiting my dutiful behaviour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
which person or people
From this reading This season it fell to my lot to meet the merchants, who came to buy our standing crops, and to show them hospitality.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Much of our land was too rich for the growing of corn--which was apt to spoil on the ground by its own rankness--and was sown with line year after year.
