used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
(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 Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
can't
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From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
country-town
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From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Tuesday was a miserable day for the poor donkeys, and especially for me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
donkeysnounUS /ˈdɑːŋkiz/
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Tuesday was a miserable day for the poor donkeys, and especially for me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tuesday was a miserable day for the poor donkeys, and especially for me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
ill-temperedadjective
annoyed and irritable
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
and nothing more
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
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 At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tuesday was a miserable day for the poor donkeys, and especially for me.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Tuesday was a miserable day for the poor donkeys, and especially for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tuesday was a miserable day for the poor donkeys, and especially for me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
precisely as stated
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At this market vegetables were sold, and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and fruit, and many other nice things.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I belonged to a farmer’s wife, and she was very severe and ill-tempered.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just think! every week she used to load up my back with all the eggs her hens laid, all the butter and cheese she made from the milk of her cows, all the vegetables and fruit that were ready for market out of her garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Men, poor things, can’t be expected to be as wise as donkeys, and therefore you probably do not know that there was a market in our country-town every Tuesday.
