afore
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From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any thing at all
From this reading “We don't want 'er screaming, or anything o' that sort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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accept as true; take to be true
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terminate
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
showing who or what does the action
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an occurrence of something
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What for?” demanded Mr. Gibbs.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, do it gentle, mind,” said the fond husband.
don't
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ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Well, do it gentle, mind,” said the fond husband.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What for?” demanded Mr. Gibbs.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Well, do it gentle, mind,” said the fond husband.
GibbsnounUS /ɡɪbz/
United States chemist (1839-1903)
From this reading “What for?” demanded Mr. Gibbs.
the act of departing
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Well, do it gentle, mind,” said the fond husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isn't
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, do it gentle, mind,” said the fond husband.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
KiddnounUS /kɪd/
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “What for?” demanded Mr. Gibbs.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We don't want 'er screaming, or anything o' that sort.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “We don't want 'er screaming, or anything o' that sort.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
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startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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We're
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From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
(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 “Well, do it gentle, mind,” said the fond husband.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What for?” demanded Mr. Gibbs.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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wot
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the person or people being spoken to
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you're
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From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We're going to break the joyful news to your old woman that you're alive afore she starts spending money wot isn't hers,” said Mr. Kidd.
