used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
(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 "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put the big 'uns in your pipe, sir; put 'em in your pipe, and smoke 'em!"
argle-barglenoun
a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument
From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
argle-bargling
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From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
a quad with a square body
From this reading Put the big 'uns in your pipe, sir; put 'em in your pipe, and smoke 'em!"
an old word for “before”
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
hadn't
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From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
and nothing more
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
immediately past
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
nowt
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From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Put the big 'uns in your pipe, sir; put 'em in your pipe, and smoke 'em!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put the big 'uns in your pipe, sir; put 'em in your pipe, and smoke 'em!"
quotedverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪd/
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
recurring again and again
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
sez
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From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
term of address for a man
From this reading Put the big 'uns in your pipe, sir; put 'em in your pipe, and smoke 'em!"
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Put the big 'uns in your pipe, sir; put 'em in your pipe, and smoke 'em!"
smokin
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From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
Snarley
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From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
carry out
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
that's
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From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
there's
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From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
uns
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From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The little things for argle-bargle, the big uns' for smokin', that's what _I_ sez!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
the words that are spoken
From this reading These last words were spoken in tones of great solemnity and repeated several times.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading "That's good advice, Snarley," I said; "but the writer you just quoted hadn't got a pipe to put 'em in."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As for all this 'ere argle-bargling about them big things, _there's nowt in it_, you take my word for that!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put the big 'uns in your pipe, sir; put 'em in your pipe, and smoke 'em!"
