used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
Calmour
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From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
cashedadjectiveUS /kæʃt/
for which money has been paid
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
cashiernounUS /kæˈʃɪr/
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
chequesnounUS /tʃeks/
plural of “cheque” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
haven't
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From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
I'm
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From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
a particular point in time
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
Mowbray
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From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
held or filled or in use
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
with low volume
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Slowly, sir.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Slowly, sir.
refrain from harming
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
to-day
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From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
having come into contact
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I haven't touched the second bag of twenty thousand,” replied the cashier.
except if; if not
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
(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 You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But I'm afraid my clerks are too busily occupied to have a moment to spare to receive it to-day, unless you wait until my customers get their cheques cashed.
You're
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From this reading You're getting well through your business, Mr. Calmour?” he added, turning to the cashier.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Your money will be perfectly safe here, Miss Mowbray,” said the banker quietly.
