used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
Coupeau
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From this reading Gervaise and Coupeau were wise and prudent.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
Fauconnier
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From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
set up or found
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
Gervaise
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From this reading Gervaise and Coupeau were wise and prudent.
the act of departing
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
incessantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsesənt/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They worked hard and took a little relaxation on Sundays.
Mme
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From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They worked hard and took a little relaxation on Sundays.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading Gervaise and Coupeau were wise and prudent.
relaxationnounUS /ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən/
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
From this reading They worked hard and took a little relaxation on Sundays.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
SundaysnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪz/
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading They worked hard and took a little relaxation on Sundays.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They worked hard and took a little relaxation on Sundays.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
tipsyadjectiveUS /ˈtɪpsi/
slightly intoxicated
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They worked hard and took a little relaxation on Sundays.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
waxworknoun
twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gervaise and Coupeau were wise and prudent.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
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 The husband was never known to be tipsy but brought home his wages and smoked his pipe at his own window at night before going to bed.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Gervaise and Coupeau were wise and prudent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They worked hard and took a little relaxation on Sundays.
a late time of life
From this reading A HAPPY HOME Four years of hard and incessant toil followed this day.
but in spite of that
From this reading The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
