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In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says: “Be done, boys! Who’s there?” I says: “It’s me.”
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A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
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A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
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Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
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From this reading “Be done, boys!
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From this reading “Be done, boys!
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From this reading “Be done, boys!
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From this reading I says:
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From this reading “It’s me.”
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From this reading “It’s me.”
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
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From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
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From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
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From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
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From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
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From this reading Who’s there?”
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From this reading Who’s there?”
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Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
