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From this reading "Concord, March 1, 1774.
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From this reading "Concord, March 1, 1774.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRONTIER FARM.
consider or hold as true
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
a youthful male person
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
ConcordnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading "Concord, March 1, 1774.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
dearly loved
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
characterized by great determination
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
an old word for “before”
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading A FRONTIER FARM.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
FRONTIERnounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A FRONTIER FARM.
yet to be or coming
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
Harold
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From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
immediately past
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
the act of departing
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
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 His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
march in a procession
From this reading "Concord, March 1, 1774.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
go across or through
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
in or at the place that
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "MY DEAR COUSIN: I am leaving next week with my husband for England, where we intend to pass some time visiting his friends.
a late time of life
From this reading His father thinks that a great future will, ere many years, open in the West, and that it is therefore well the boy should learn something of frontier life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading John and I have determined to accept the invitation you gave us last summer for Harold to come and spend a few months with you.
