used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
afore
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From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Not with your razors in the state they are.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
give a benediction to
From this reading _Nutts._ Bless the woman!
bus'ness
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From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
Can't
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From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
don't
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From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
a social unit living together
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
mindingverbUS /ˈmaɪndɪŋ/
-ing form of “mind” — be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
information about recent and important events
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
not any; not one
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Not with your razors in the state they are.
Nutts
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From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
razorsnounUS /ˈreɪzərz/
plural of “razor” — edge tool used in shaving
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Not with your razors in the state they are.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Not with your razors in the state they are.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Not with your razors in the state they are.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Nutts._ Can’t I have a bit of quiet news to myself afore the customers come in?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
we're
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From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
at the time that
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Not with your razors in the state they are.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _Nutts._ Bless the woman!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
an affirmative
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Yes; bless the man!--but that does no good, one way or the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ I don’t wonder we’re poor, Mr Nutts; sitting there reading the news when you should be minding your bus’ness and your family.
