Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

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

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

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

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

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

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading "Not the beech woods, surely?"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

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

From this reading "I did," laughed Hannah.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

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From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

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

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

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From this reading "I did," laughed Hannah.

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

From this reading "I did," laughed Hannah.

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

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

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

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

set down according to a plan

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading "I did," laughed Hannah.

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

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

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From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

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

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not the beech woods, surely?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

a person who rules or commands

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "Not the beech woods, surely?"

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

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

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

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

a special situation

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

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

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

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 "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.

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

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

at the time that

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin

From this reading And when you get out to Wisconsin, you will think you are in a different country altogether."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Why, it looked as though it had been laid out with a ruler, and the trees were so little I felt as though they ought to be in flower-pots."

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading "Not the beech woods, surely?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It is a good thing for you to see a New England village," said Miss Lyndesay, "as part of the education you came for.