tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading The girls were active and willing, strong and cheerful.
(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 HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
Antonio
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From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
bean-stalks
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From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading The girls were active and willing, strong and cheerful.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
brought together in one place
From this reading They gathered and trod the grapes.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls were active and willing, strong and cheerful.
grapesnounUS /ɡreɪps/
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading They gathered and trod the grapes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
HUSKINGnoun
the removal of covering
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
Joanna
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From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
JOSE
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From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
the act of departing
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
MAIZEnounUS /meɪz/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
Malfada
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From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
readinessnounUS /ˈredinəs/
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
sheavesnounUS /ʃiːvz/
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The girls were active and willing, strong and cheerful.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gathered and trod the grapes.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
threshingnoun
the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
threshing-floor
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From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They cut and carried through the threshing-floor great sheaves of maize and of bean-stalks, leaving them to dry there in readiness for the threshing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading They gathered and trod the grapes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
William
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From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading The girls were active and willing, strong and cheerful.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ JOSE and Antonio, Malfada and Joanna worked side by side those busy days of the next two weeks.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE HUSKING OF THE MAIZE "If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work."
