Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

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From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

a quantity of money

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

a youthful male person

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

pave with cobblestones

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

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From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

changed for (replaced by) something different

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

opinion or judgment

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

a social unit living together

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

having the color of a fawn

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

plural of “fig” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

plural of “gourd” — bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

a large number or amount

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

toward home

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

a social unit living together

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

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From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

and nothing more

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

plural of “luxury” — something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

and nothing more

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

covered with a firm surface

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

bring forth or yield

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

(used especially of meats) preserved in salt

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

move stealthily

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Jose had exchanged the grapes, onions and tomatoes, which he had brought from the home farm, for a small amount of tea and of hard, brown salted codfish,--now the only luxuries of the Almaida family.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

plural of “tomato” — mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

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From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Along the street through which Jose Almaida passed with the oxen, the market-day produce was spread out under the trees.

a Caucasian

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

in the company of; together with

From this reading JOSE'S SECRET "The childhood shows the man."--_John Milton._ A SLIM slip of a boy, with dark brown eyes and pale olive skin, walked at the head of a pair of fawn-colored oxen as he turned homeward from the market-place of a small village in the north of Portugal.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading The village was just a humble collection of narrow streets paved with round, worn cobble stones; a few shops and a long, one-storied inn; a group of cottages and two or three larger houses, and a little white granite church.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading There were great piles of maize-cobs, potatoes, chestnuts and beans; baskets full of grapes, figs and apples; strings of garlic and onions; heaps of giant early yellow gourds, scarlet pimentos and deep red tomatoes; panniers of fish, fresh and salted, and red earthenware household dishes, crocks and water-jars.