used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
(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 French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
ANDELYS
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From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
bargainsnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡənz/
plural of “bargain” — an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
Chaumière
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From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
combineverbUS /ˈkɑːmbaɪn/
have or possess in combination
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
being joined in close association
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
farmyardnounUS /ˈfɑːrmjɑːrd/
an area adjacent to farm buildings
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Papa is going to take four of them to market."
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
Germaine
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From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
the act of departing
From this reading Papa is going to take four of them to market."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
happeningsnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋz/
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
not in action or at work
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
of great significance or value
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
industriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəs/
characterized by hard work and perseverance
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
engage in
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
Marie
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From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
market-day
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From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
market-place
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From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
meetsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
MondaysnounUS /ˈmʌndiz/
plural of “monday” — the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
information about recent and important events
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
and nothing more
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa is going to take four of them to market."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
sociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
carry out
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
express in words
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
except if; if not
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, Germaine," called out Marie, after dinner on this particular Monday, "let us see them put the little calves in the cart.
precisely as stated
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading For miles about, from the farms and small villages, every one meets in the market-place in the centre of the old town; not only to buy and sell, but to talk and be sociable, to hear news and tell it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MARKET AT GRAND ANDELYS THERE was always much noise and activity in the farmyard of La Chaumière on Mondays, for that was market-day at Grand Andelys,--_the_ important event in a country neighbourhood in France.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The French folk are very industrious, and they do not take much time for idle gossip unless there is some profit connected with it; but on market-day they combine business with pleasure, and make good bargains and hear all the happenings of the countryside at the same time.
