(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 All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading |THE School-teacher had been helping the miller.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |THE School-teacher had been helping the miller.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading |THE School-teacher had been helping the miller.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Keep it,” he said, “until I need it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Keep it,” he said, “until I need it.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Keep it,” he said, “until I need it.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
mendingnounUS /ˈmendɪŋ/
garments that must be repaired
From this reading All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
millernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading |THE School-teacher had been helping the miller.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Keep it,” he said, “until I need it.”
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
ParksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Keep it,” he said, “until I need it.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
School-teacher
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From this reading |THE School-teacher had been helping the miller.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the evening he set out to return to Nicholas Parks' house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |THE School-teacher had been helping the miller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Keep it,” he said, “until I need it.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had taken the shirts which she had offered to him, but he had refused to put upon her the labor of making up the big piece of linen that remained.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading All of Saturday he had been at work mending the wooden water wheel.
