used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
AGRICULTUREnounUS /ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər/
a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading EXPERIMENTS IN AGRICULTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
Bouvard
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From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
church-bell
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From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
at any time
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
EXPERIMENTSnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənts/
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading EXPERIMENTS IN AGRICULTURE.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
How
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From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EXPERIMENTS IN AGRICULTURE.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Then they went to the window to observe the landscape.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Then they went to the window to observe the landscape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
Pecuchet
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From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
pinchverbUS /pɪntʃ/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
poplars
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From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
precisely, exactly
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
snuffnounUS /snʌf/
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they went to the window to observe the landscape.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then they went to the window to observe the landscape.
at the time that
From this reading How happy they felt when they awoke next morning!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Bouvard smoked a pipe, and Pecuchet took a pinch of snuff, which they declared to be the best they had ever had in their whole lives.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Then they went to the window to observe the landscape.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In front of them lay the fields, with a barn and the church-bell at the right and a screen of poplars at the left.
