used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
accumulationsnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “accumulation” — an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
(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 Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
in addition
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
architecturaladjectiveUS /ˌɑːrkəˈtektʃərəl/
of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
CORNWALLnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
the first light of day
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
determineverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmən/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
determinesverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmənz/
third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
Doughty's
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From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
geologicaladjectiveUS /ˌdʒiːəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
of or relating to or based on geology
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
HAMPSHIREnounUS /ˈhæmpʃər/
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
a message received and understood
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/
signifying nothing
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
PARISHnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
by chance
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
settlementsnounUS /ˈsetəlmənts/
plural of “settlement” — 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 The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
trackways
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From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until there is such a history will all our accumulations of information be justified.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It must be imaginative: it might, perhaps, lean sometimes upon Mr. Doughty’s _Dawn in Britain_.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
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 The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It will begin with a geological picture, something large, clear, architectural, not a mass of insignificant names.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The peculiar combination of soil and woodland and water determines the direction and position and importance of the ancient trackways; it will determine also the position and size of the human settlements.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading HISTORY AND THE PARISH--HAMPSHIRE--CORNWALL Some day there will be a history of England written from the point of view of one parish, or town, or great house.
