used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
Argelouse
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From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best families in Saint Clair come from these lost lands.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
cannot
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From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
cemeterynounUS /ˈseməteri/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
Clair
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From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The best families in Saint Clair come from these lost lands.
being joined in close association
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
fadesnounUS /feɪdz/
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading The best families in Saint Clair come from these lost lands.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
grandparentsnounUS /ˈɡrændperənts/
plural of “grandparent” — a parent of your father or mother
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
herdsnounUS /hɜːrdz/
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
lagoonsnounUS /ləˈɡuːnz/
plural of “lagoon” — a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The best families in Saint Clair come from these lost lands.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
immediately past
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The best families in Saint Clair come from these lost lands.
market-town
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From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
not any; not one
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
the local environment
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
Quartiers
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From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
resinnounUS /ˈrezən/
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
ryenounUS /raɪ/
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The best families in Saint Clair come from these lost lands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
to-day
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From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
precisely as stated
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
at the time that
From this reading Towards the middle of the last century, when the sale of resin and timber began to swell their scanty profits from flocks and herds, the grandparents of those living to-day moved to Saint Clair, and their ancestral homes at Argelouse were used as farm buildings.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few farms, with no church or cemetery, scattered round a field of rye, over five miles from the market-town of Saint Clair, with which it is connected by a single road in very bad repair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Argelouse is literally one of the ends of the earth,--one of those places beyond which you cannot go; in those parts they call them “_Quartiers_.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This road, such as it is, fades away beyond Argelouse into sandy tracks: and thence, until the sea, there is nothing but fifty miles of marshes, lagoons, young pines, and sandy heath; and by the end of winter the very sheep look as grey as that bleak landscape.
