used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading They are much stronger than their American cousins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are much stronger than their American cousins.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been helping her husband weed the garden.
Bertha's
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From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading They are much stronger than their American cousins.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She had been helping her husband weed the garden.
a person of German nationality
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
grain-fields
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From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
harvestingnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəstɪŋ/
the gathering of a ripened crop
From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading She had been helping her husband weed the garden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been helping her husband weed the garden.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She had been helping her husband weed the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
and nothing more
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
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 She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They are much stronger than their American cousins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
outdoorsadverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdɔːrz/
outside a building
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
ploughingnoun
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
have in common
From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been helping her husband weed the garden.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading They are much stronger than their American cousins.
summer-time
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From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They are much stronger than their American cousins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are much stronger than their American cousins.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do a large share of the work in ploughing the grain-fields and harvesting the crops.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
weednounUS /wiːd/
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading She had been helping her husband weed the garden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She spent a great deal of time outdoors in the summer-time, as many German peasant women do.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WHAT THE WAVES BRING Bertha's mother had just come in from a hard morning's work in the fields.
