used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
adjacentadjectiveUS /əˈdʒeɪsənt/
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
how long something has existed
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
beansnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
entrynounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
set up or found
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
how
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From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
immediately past
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
maizenounUS /meɪz/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
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 Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
melonsnounUS /ˈmelənz/
plural of “melon” — any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
absolutely essential
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
onionsnounUS /ˈʌnjənz/
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
pumpkinsnounUS /ˈpʌmpkənz/
plural of “pumpkin” — a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
reconnoitreverbUS /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
RelatesverbUS /rɪˈleɪts/
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
cut with a saw
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
sowedverbUS /saʊd/
past form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Captain, on the last day of Easter, taking with him such an escort as seemed necessary, went to an adjacent farm of the natives and sowed a quantity of maize, cotton, onions, melons, pumpkins, beans, pulse, and other seeds of our country; and returned to the ships laden with many roots and fish caught on the beach.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
at the time that
From this reading When the inhabitants saw us coming, many assembled together in arms.
in or at the place that
From this reading Next day the Captain sent the Master of the Camp, with thirty soldiers, to reconnoitre a certain height, where they found a large and pleasant valley, with villages.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Relates how they sowed some land; the entry into a valley; capture of three boys, and what happened with the natives.
a late time of life
From this reading We caught there three boys, the oldest being about seven years of age, and twenty pigs.
