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Definitioner

Egentliga substantiv

  1. , also used as a formal male given name.
  2. A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one.
  3. A nickname for the common man.

Exempel

  • Poor Tom's a-cold.
  • "Becky Thatcher. What's yours? Oh, I know. It's Thomas Sawyer."
  • "That's the name they lick me by. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?"
  • What I'm worrying about is what Tom says when he starts talking."
  • "Uncle Tom?"
  • "I wish there was something else you could call him except 'Uncle Tom'," said Aunt Dahlia a little testily. "Every time you do it, I expect to see him turn black and start playing the banjo."
  • "We're not sure - we were expecting a girl for some reason. But we're thinking of something simple like Tom."
  • "Thomas?"
  • "No, just Tom."
  • They had a thick rim, and when struck with pieces of wood, gave out a tone deeper than that of some of the Great Toms renowned in belldom.
  • After these came innumerable little boys bearing little bells, which made little noises in comparison to the "Big Tom" that preceded them.
  • And there little Johnny Bell hung dangling along with the great Tom bell, and all the rest of the bells.
  • The city [New York] does not know a better auctioneer; the celebrated Tom Bell not ringing clearer.

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