used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I shall never get my money back.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
Dieu
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From this reading “Mon Dieu! what wretched stuff!
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
a person who operates a farm
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I shall never get my money back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never get my money back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
Jarnouillard
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From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
MonnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Mon Dieu! what wretched stuff!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I shall never get my money back.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shall never get my money back.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never get my money back.
not any; not one
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/
hold back within
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never get my money back.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
shrugnounUS /ʃrʌɡ/
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Mon Dieu! what wretched stuff!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Mon Dieu! what wretched stuff!
in or at the place that
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
which person or people
From this reading A short distance away, the farmer himself, in despair but striving to retain his courage, watched the officers of the law who had taken their places at a table, and were preparing to begin the sale.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We have no roof to shelter us; where will they sleep to-night?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monsieur Jarnouillard walked about, examining the different articles as they were brought from the house, and muttering with a shrug:
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “Mon Dieu! what wretched stuff!
