used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
awnings
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From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
basketsnounUS /ˈbæskəts/
plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
blousesnounUS /ˈblaʊsəz/
plural of “blouse” — a top worn by women
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
café
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From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
castsnounUS /kæsts/
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
crawfishnounUS /ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
d'Harcourt
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From this reading We halted at the Café d'Harcourt.
deux
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From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
gewgawnounUS /ˈɡjuːɡɑː/
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading We halted at the Café d'Harcourt.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
olivesnounUS /ˈɑːlɪvz/
plural of “olive” — small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
pedler
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From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
pedlers
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From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
plasterverbUS /ˈplæstər/
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
platternounUS /ˈplætər/
a large shallow dish used for serving food
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
sellernounUS /ˈselər/
someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
sidewalknounUS /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
sounoun
a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
not in physical motion
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
thickestadjectiveUS /ˈθɪkɪst/
superlative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The _café_s are packed, both inside and out, but the favorite seats are those on the sidewalk under the awnings.
waitersnounUS /ˈweɪtərz/
plural of “waiter” — a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We halted at the Café d'Harcourt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
a Caucasian
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading An old pedler works in and out among the _café_ tables with a little basket of olives, deux pour un sou.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Here the crowd was thickest, the sidewalk a solid mass of humanity; and the noise and the waiters as they yelled their orders, they were there.
écrevisses
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From this reading The crawfish seller, with his little red écrevisses neatly arranged on a platter; Italian boys in white blouses bearing baskets filled with plaster casts of works of the old masters gewgaw pedlers,--they are still all busily at work, each adding his mite to the din.
