used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
a youthful male person
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
earningsnounUS /ˈɜːrnɪŋz/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading He would have said to him exactly what he said to the other two men.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
set up or found
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have said to him exactly what he said to the other two men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would have said to him exactly what he said to the other two men.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
take the midday meal
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
lunchesnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪz/
plural of “lunch” — a midday meal
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
the force of workers available
From this reading He would have said to him exactly what he said to the other two men.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He would have said to him exactly what he said to the other two men.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
be standing; be upright
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
caught or fixed
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would have said to him exactly what he said to the other two men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He found he had a little talent for making the lunches attractive and people would buy them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He would have said to him exactly what he said to the other two men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He stuck at it, saved his earnings, and after a while bought out the lunch stand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading A poor boy in New York got himself a job at a little lunch stand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bless your life, fellows, do you know what his lord would have said to that man?
