Chapter II

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

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

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

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

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

on or to one side

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

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

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

plural of “consideration” — the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

formed or developed from something else; not original

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

someone who is a detective

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

set up or found

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, the Clearfield of to-day is no longer Needham’s Mill.

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

past form of “influence” — have and exert influence or effect

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

for more time

From this reading However, the Clearfield of to-day is no longer Needham’s Mill.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

not any; not one

From this reading However, the Clearfield of to-day is no longer Needham’s Mill.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

in a northern direction

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

third-person singular of “occupy” — keep busy with

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

a future prospect or potential

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

plural of “resident” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

free from filth and pathogens

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

only a very short time before

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

confined on all sides

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

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From this reading However, the Clearfield of to-day is no longer Needham’s Mill.

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

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

From this reading DICK RECEIVES AN INVITATION Clearfield is a fairly typical New England mill town, lying some two miles in from the coast.

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

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

precisely as stated

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

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

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

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 Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

toward the west

From this reading To be sure, northward and westward the country breaks into low hills and is attractive enough, but a distant view of those hills could scarcely have made up for mosquitoes and malaria, for Needham’s Mill, as the first settlement was called, was surrounded by marsh.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.

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

From this reading Doubtless the early settlers had been attracted by the water power to be derived from the river which flows around the town on the north.

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From this reading Certainly, they could not have been influenced by æsthetic or sanitary considerations, for the town occupies what must have been in their time a more or less level meadow a few feet above the river and a very few more above the sea, and, aside from the possibility of good drainage――which probably never occurred to them――those first residents of the future Clearfield found few natural advantages and little of the picturesque.