Chapter I

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

the Latin name for England

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

at or toward the back of something

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a county in southern England

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

the two together, not just one

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

a hilly county in southwestern England

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

controlled or ruled by superior authority or power

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

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

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading The poet is thinking particularly of Sussex and of the South Downs.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a county of southern England on the English Channel

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

plural of “midland” — a town in west central Texas

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

and nothing more

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The poet is thinking particularly of Sussex and of the South Downs.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading The poet is thinking particularly of Sussex and of the South Downs.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

wet through and through; thoroughly wet

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

a county in southeastern England on the Thames

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading The poet is thinking particularly of Sussex and of the South Downs.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

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

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading The poet is thinking particularly of Sussex and of the South Downs.

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

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

lacking kindness

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

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

From this reading The name is given to the south of England as distinguished from the Midlands, “North England”, and “West England” by the Severn.

at the time that

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”

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

From this reading In using the term I am thinking of all that country which is dominated by the Downs or by the English Channel, or by both; Cornwall and East Anglia have been admitted only for the sake of contrast.

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

From this reading Roughly speaking, it is the country south of the Thames and Severn and east of Exmoor, and it includes, therefore, the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, and part of Somerset.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading THE SOUTH COUNTRY The name of “South Country” is taken from a poem by Mr. Hilaire Belloc, beginning-- “When I am living in the Midlands, They are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening, My work is left behind; And the great hills of the South Country Come back into my mind.”