Chapter XX

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

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

in the past

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

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

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

any thing at all

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

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

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

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

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

the human act of creating

From this reading She is unlike his country in her creation.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

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From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

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

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

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

From this reading She is unlike his country in her creation.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

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

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

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

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

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

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

the force of workers available

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

not any; not one

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

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

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

move upward

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

the property of being big and strong

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She is unlike his country in her creation.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

not in physical motion

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

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

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

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

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

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

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

in a vivid manner

From this reading Such are some of the portraits and images that rise up, and stand out vividly before me.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading And still New England.--Sui Generis.--Her Ruggedness the Soil of Liberty.--The Contrast.--The New England Conservative.--The New England Man of Business.--The West has no Past.--_Fast_, and Hospitable.--Saxon Blood and Saxon Spirit.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading New England is unlike anything the pioneer sees, hears, or feels in a wilderness country.

a late time of life

From this reading Such is a picture of some of the old-school New England men, as they flourished years ago.