from one side of something to the other
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
(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 Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
a quantity of money
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
bagsnounUS /bæɡz/
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
clustersnounUS /ˈklʌstərz/
plural of “cluster” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
diggersnounUS /ˈdɪɡərz/
plural of “digger” — a laborer who digs
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
drillsnounUS /drɪlz/
plural of “drill” — a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
DRUDGERYnounUS /ˈdrʌdʒəri/
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
farmhousenounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊs/
house for a farmer and family
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
girtverbUS /ɡɜːrt/
inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
graips
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From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
Jim
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From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
mattedadjective
tangled in a dense mass
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
potatonounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
shaws
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From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
splashedadjectiveUS /splæʃt/
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Work started.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
three-prongedadjective
having three prongs
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
urgentlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrdʒəntli/
with great urgency
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
waistsnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waist” — the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DRUDGERY I New potatoes were urgently needed and the potato merchant told Jim to get as many as possible dug on the first afternoon.
in or at the place that
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No sooner had the squad come to the farmhouse than they were shown out to the fields where the green shaws, heavy with rain, lay in matted clusters across the drills.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The men threw out the potatoes with short three-pronged graips; the women girt bags round their waists, went down on their knees and followed the diggers, picking up the potatoes which they threw out.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Work started.
workersnounUS /ˈwɜːrkərz/
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading Every step taken relieved the green vegetable matter of an enormous amount of water, which splashed all over the workers as they stumbled along to their toil.
