1823
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From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
brought into existence
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
a youthful male person
From this reading HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading His grandparents had no education.
Fabre
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From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
geesenounUS /ɡiːs/
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
grandparentsnounUS /ˈɡrændperənts/
plural of “grandparent” — a parent of your father or mother
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His grandparents had no education.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
Henri
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From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
HOW
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From this reading HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
Leons
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From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
not any; not one
From this reading His grandparents had no education.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
SCIENTISTnounUS /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
tilledadjective
turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There he lived until he was seven, and made friends with the calves, the sheep, the geese and the hens, who were almost his sole companions.
precisely as stated
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just a few days before Christmas, in 1823, a little boy was born in the French village of Saint Leons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
which person or people
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
belonging to which person
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His parents were very poor, and the young boy, whose name was Jean Henri Fabre, was sent to live with his grandparents, who tilled a small farm some miles away.
