used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
any person at all
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
for the reason that
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
biddernounUS /ˈbɪdər/
someone who makes an offer
From this reading Sell and sell while you’ve got the market, and sell to the highest bidder.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
BRITZ
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From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
correspondentnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
don't
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From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
Edestone
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From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
set up or found
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Sell and sell while you’ve got the market, and sell to the highest bidder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
and nothing more
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
laughinglyadverbUS /ˈlæfɪŋli/
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Sell and sell while you’ve got the market, and sell to the highest bidder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
not any; not one
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Here, here,” Rebener joined in laughingly as he came up, “don’t you offer to give away anything.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
on the contrary
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
Rebener
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From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
express in words
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
shouldn't
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From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
having a supporting base
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Look at me, I am selling to both sides; that is my way of stopping this war.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
at the time that
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sell and sell while you’ve got the market, and sell to the highest bidder.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DINNER AT THE BRITZ When Rebener got back to the entrance hall he found Edestone standing talking with an American newspaper correspondent, and as he came up heard the inventor say: “Well you can say that if I sell my discovery to anyone it will be to the United States, and that rather than sell to any other nation I would hand it over to my own country as a free gift.”
you've
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From this reading Sell and sell while you’ve got the market, and sell to the highest bidder.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just because your father left you comfortably well off is no reason that you shouldn’t sell things if people want to buy.
