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He is from the south and opines that eating fruit-flavored gelatin is "raht next door to not eatin '."
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- verb Third person singular present indicative of be.
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- "Now, my dear, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to town." — Cry Mercy Cry Love
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He is from the south and opines that eating fruit-flavored gelatin is "raht next door to not eatin '."
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2 - You realize how far removed Point San Quentin is from the posh newness of Larkspur Landing, the million-dollar homes of nearby Tiburon and Belvedere, the majesty of the redwoods and Mount Tamalpais. — The Shape of Dread
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The word for tea in Armenian is--by-the-bye, what is the Armenian word for tea That's your affair, not mine," said Belle; "it seems hard that the master should ask the scholar Well," said I, "whatever the word may be in Armenian, it is a noun; and as we have never yet declined an Armenian noun together, we may as well take this opportunity of declining one.
— Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest -
The word for tea in Armenian is -- by-the-bye, what is the Armenian word for tea? "
— Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825
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- Middle English, from Old English; see es- in Indo-European roots.