aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “It may at first, but not after awhile.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It may at first, but not after awhile.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading “It may at first, but not after awhile.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
can't
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From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
cigarsnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːrz/
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading I do just the same way about my lunch counter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do just the same way about my lunch counter.
doesn't
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From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
at any time
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “It may at first, but not after awhile.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
impairverbUS /ˌɪmˈper/
make worse or less effective
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
and nothing more
From this reading I do just the same way about my lunch counter.
take the midday meal
From this reading I do just the same way about my lunch counter.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may at first, but not after awhile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
not any; not one
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It may at first, but not after awhile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading I do just the same way about my lunch counter.
express in words
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
express in words
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do just the same way about my lunch counter.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I always tell people what my cigars are made of, and then they can't blame me; so, after awhile they get to believe what I say about them.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I often wonder that no cigar man ever tried this way before.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But doesn't it impair your trade to run on in this wild, reckless way about your cigars?”
