used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
(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 that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
culpritnounUS /ˈkʌlprɪt/
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
diligentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
disobediencenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiəns/
the failure to obey
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
hoeingverbUS /ˈhoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “hoe” — dig with a hoe
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
humilitynounUS /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
meeklyadverbUS /ˈmiːkli/
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
offensesnounUS /əˈfensɪz/
plural of “offense” — a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
overlookverbUS /ˈoʊvərlʊk/
look past, fail to notice
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
potatonounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
Saturday'snounUS /ˈsætərdiz/
possessive form of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
SterlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
highest in quality
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading All that he could do, in the meantime, to help carry out his plan of working the mine and making a fortune, was to get tools and collect candles.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick was up early Monday morning, meekly and diligently hoeing the potato patch.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading A whole month before he could go back to the Old Sterling Mine!
in the company of; together with
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading But his father had seen this humility and industry follow too many offenses to overlook Saturday’s disobedience; so the culprit received a severe lecture ending with the command to spend his Saturday afternoons for a month working in the garden.
