anew
From this reading But the same thing happened again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the same thing happened again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But the same thing happened again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
how
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From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
the force of workers available
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But the same thing happened again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
shoemakernounUS /ˈʃuːmeɪkər/
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
a particular situation
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
express in words
From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the same thing happened again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now the shoemaker bought leather for four pairs of shoes, and again they were finished for him in the morning and customers came by and bought them.
a special situation
From this reading But the same thing happened again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
precisely as stated
From this reading That very day two men customers came by and bought the shoes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shoes were finished carefully and were set upon the table and ready for customers.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The shoemaker and his wife could not tell how it happened.
