used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
CHARTERverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrtər/
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
From this reading THE CHARTER OAK.
coloniesnounUS /ˈkɑːləniz/
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 Stevens family was growing with the colonies.
ConnecticutnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
descendantsnounUS /dɪˈsendənts/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Stevens family was growing with the colonies.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The Stevens family was growing with the colonies.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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 Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Mathew
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From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
MayflowernounUS /ˈmeɪflaʊər/
the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
MoorenounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading --Moore.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading THE CHARTER OAK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
Rhode
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From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
SalemnounUS /ˈseɪləm/
capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
stealsnounUS /stiːlz/
plural of “steal” — an advantageous purchase
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading The Stevens family was growing with the colonies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHARTER OAK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Stevens family was growing with the colonies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
at the time that
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
which person or people
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Stevens family was growing with the colonies.
a late time of life
From this reading When time, who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
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 Of the descendants of Mathew Stevens who came to New Plymouth in the _Mayflower_, there were many living in Boston, New York, Salem, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
