Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

in the past

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

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

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

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

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

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

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

ten 10s

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

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

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

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 A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

and nothing more

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

cut with a saw

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

transport commercially

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

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

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

carry out

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Here, where Hudson and his Dutch sailors saw only a great spread of forest trees, stretching far back from the river bank, our modern travelers would see the large and handsome city of Albany, the capital of the State of New York.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

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

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

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

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

in or at the place that

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

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

From this reading This is one of the hundreds of fine cities which have grown up in our country since Henry Hudson's time.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If you did so, you would come in time to the point where this ship stopped and turned back.

a late time of life

From this reading A hundred and fifty years ago it was a small place, not much larger than many of our villages.

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 THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION I SHOULD be glad to have some of you take a steamboat ride up the broad Hudson River, past the city of New York, and onward in the track of the "Half Moon," Henry Hudson's ship.