used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
André
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From this reading Matthias André did not join the procession.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
AssumptionnounUS /əˈsʌmpʃən/
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
Bernay
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From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
confined by bonds
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
corn-field
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From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
a female human offspring
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They had been waiting thus twelve days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Matthias André did not join the procession.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
Gabrielle
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From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
garneredverbUS /ˈɡɑːrnərd/
past form of “garner” — acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Matthias André did not join the procession.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
Matthias
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From this reading Matthias André did not join the procession.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Matthias André did not join the procession.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
obligationnounUS /ˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
ploughedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading Matthias André did not join the procession.
reapedverbUS /riːpt/
past form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
rivuletnoun
a small stream
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
sheavesnounUS /ʃiːvz/
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
shocksnounUS /ʃɑːks/
plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/
sprinkled with seed
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
SwallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matthias André did not join the procession.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been waiting thus twelve days.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading They had been waiting thus twelve days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
in the direction of
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading They had been waiting thus twelve days.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Gabrielle had bound the sheaves after him, and now the shocks stood in goodly array, waiting to be garnered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been to mass in the morning, for the Assumption was a day of obligation.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now he sat smoking bad tobacco out of an old brown clay pipe, on the seat before his door, facing due north, towards Bernay; there was a corn-field on his right, cut off from the Isle of Swallows by a rivulet of water--a field he had ploughed whilst his daughter Gabrielle drove the horses, which he had sown with his own hands, and which he had reaped.
