J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

interval

in·​ter·​val ˈin-tər-vəl 
pluralintervals
Noun
1
a
a space of time between events or states
a two-month interval between medical treatments
There were long intervals during the game in which nothing exciting happened.
b
British INTERMISSION
There was a twenty minute interval between acts two and three.
2
the difference in pitch between two tones
3
a space between objects, units, points, or states
The posts were set up at regular intervals along the road.
4
one of a series of fast-paced or intense physical exercises alternated with slower or less intense ones or brief rests for training (as of an athlete) see also INTERVAL TRAINING
5
a set of real numbers between two numbers either including or excluding one or both of them

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