glean, gleaner, hushed at siesta time,

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Daily Gleaner - Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada
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Spain’s Wild Coast

By SARAH WILDMAN

The Costa Brava is still a place where fishing villages feel like fishing villages, where medieval mountain towns are hushed at siesta time, and where the landscape descends into blue waters.

siesta 

noun [C]
a rest or sleep taken after lunch, especially in hot countries

glean 
verb [T]
to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty:
From what I was able to glean, the news isn't good.
They're leaving on Tuesday - I managed to glean that much (from them).

glean

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━━ v. 落穂を拾う; 少しずつ集める.
glean・er　━━ n. 落穂を拾う人; 収集家.
glean・ing　━━ n. 落穂拾い; （普通pl.） 落穂（集）,拾遺，集録.