Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading Then there were some smaller ones, making about a dozen in all.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

(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 Then there were some smaller ones, making about a dozen in all.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

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

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

a gallant or courtly gentleman

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

plural of “colony” — 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 RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Then there were some smaller ones, making about a dozen in all.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

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

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let us see.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Then there were some smaller ones, making about a dozen in all.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

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

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

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

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Let us see.

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 RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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 There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading Then there were some smaller ones, making about a dozen in all.

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

From this reading Then there were some smaller ones, making about a dozen in all.

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

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then there were some smaller ones, making about a dozen in all.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These stretched all along the coast, from Canada, the French country in the north, to Florida, the Spanish country in the south.

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

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let us see.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

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

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.

possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading There were the Pilgrim and Puritan settlements of New England, Roger Williams's settlement in Rhode Island, the Dutch settlement in New York, the Quaker one in Pennsylvania, the Catholic settlement in Maryland, the Cavalier ones in Virginia and the Carolinas, and the Debtor settlement in Georgia.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED NOW that you have been told about the settlement of the colonies, it is well to recall how many of them there were.