Every single metre

[Jun]

Test No. incompl/inter-6 "The Farmer and his Sons", question 8

They worked really hard and dug very single ......... metre of their father's land.

(a) block
(b) square
(c) cube
(d) pure

Test No. incompl/inter-6 "The Farmer and his Sons", answer 8

They worked really hard and dug very single square metre of their father's land.

Correct answer: (b) square

Your answer was: correct
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What's this sentence mean with "very single square metre?"

They dug everywhere in the yard? Is that correct?

[Alan]

Yes, that's right. This is a misprint and should be EVERY square metre. Thanks very much for telling us.

Alan
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[Watie]

Clearly their father had been a wise man because all the work the sons had done on the land ensured that they had the best crop for years.

Many thanks for the incoming explanations.