farm
be a farmer; work as a farmer
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,820 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,952 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be a farmer; work as a farmer My son is farming in California
- collect fees or profits
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques also: grow, raise, produce The Bordeaux region produces great red winesThey produce good ham in Parma
noun
- workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit it takes several people to work the farm
farm in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Leave this farm alone--it won't run away.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Grandfather lived in a large town, a little way beyond the farm where the Twins lived.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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Everybody came to buy corn at the farm, and went away pouring maledictions on the Black Brothers.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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It was during their night walks back to the farm that he felt most intensely the sweetness of this communion.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Hamp Biscoe, it appears, was a hard working, thrifty farmer, who lived near England, Arkansas, upon a small farm with his family.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1