AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
affordverbUS /əˈfɔːrd/
be able to spare or give up
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
assistancenounUS /əˈsɪstəns/
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
countverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “You expected to make twenty dollars.”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “You expected to make twenty dollars.”
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
HarvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
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From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “You expected to make twenty dollars.”
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
STARTverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “You expected to make twenty dollars.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
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 When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW START Harvest came, and for the time Herbert was busy.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When all was finished, and his share of the vegetables sold, he sat down to count up his profits.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He could not afford to hire assistance, and was obliged to do all the work himself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, mother,” he asked, “how much money do you think I have made by farming?”
