(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 During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading He had his counter and his favourite customers.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading He had his counter and his favourite customers.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
errandsnounUS /ˈerəndz/
plural of “errand” — a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
divisible by two
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading He had his counter and his favourite customers.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had his counter and his favourite customers.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
mid-winter
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From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
now-a-days
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From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
a full supply
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
promotedverbUS /prəˈmoʊtɪd/
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/
plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
in or at that place or location
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had been promoted; very rarely, now-a-days, was he called on to carry home purchases, or to do errands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long, bright summer days and the glowing autumn days were gone; mid-winter was upon them.
WhatsoeveradjectiveUS /ˌwʌtsoʊˈevər/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading During all this time Edward was hard at work; there was plenty of business to be done at the store.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
