Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

anew

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

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

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

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

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

well in the past; former

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

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

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

in a harsh or unkind manner

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading HARVEST SUNDAY.

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

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

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

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

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

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

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From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

above and across; more than

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

of or relating to a pastor

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

hard monotonous routine work

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

literature in metrical form

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

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

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading HARVEST SUNDAY.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

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

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

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

From this reading The bell on the little old church by the hillside, at Nyack, was calling the plodding Dutch settlers to morning service.

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

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

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

From this reading October was come again, the poetry of summer had almost departed, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in the country.

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

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

but in spite of that

From this reading The hard, hollow sounds of the old bell echoed harshly over the hills, and yet there was something in its familiar sounds, and the quiet pastoral scenes it was associated with, that always moved our feelings, and prompted us to give them a pleasant resting place in our love.

plural of “yoke” — fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

From this reading Cattle were resting in the fields, and their yokes hung on the gate posts that day.