Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
turn .
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Examples
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"There're going to be a lot of unhappy people by the tirne it's over."
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Arthur and Emma had stayed the night in the nearby garrison town, and Barbara left early to go back to London with then '- She would do some shopping, and be back by the tirne the day's work was done.
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The very fact that Beadie had been so quickly on hand at a tirne like this had also set a few alarm bells ringing.
Boiling a frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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You ever get capped ir, action, your family will mourn you for an indecent length of tirne.
Cat & Mouse Patterson, James 1997
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He had just outdone the Legendary Charles Whitman, and this was only the beginning of his prime-tirne exposure.
Cat & Mouse Patterson, James 1997
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At one tirne, politically correct Pennsylvania Railroad execs had wanted the warriors fully clothed.
Cat & Mouse Patterson, James 1997
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Nugkui of course warned him that it was a waste of tirne talking to the black giant, but this only intrigued Cristoforo all the more, as Diko had expected.
Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus Card, Orson Scott 1996
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The novelty of the two Australians made up for this, because by that tirne they were living strictly from day to day.
A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950
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The novelty of the two Australians made up for this, because by that tirne they were living strictly from day to day.
A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950
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He was already the favourite painter of his tirne, he now became the most illustrious.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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