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Lot

 (lŏt)
In the Bible, Abraham's nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom.

lot

 (lŏt)
n.
1. a lot or lots Informal
a. A large extent, amount, or number: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.
b. Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn't go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.
c. A number of associated people or things: placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who were a noisy lot.
d. Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit: a lot of stamps sold at an auction.
e. An individual of a particular kind or type: That dog is a contented lot.
2.
a. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
b. A piece of land used for a given purpose: a parking lot.
c. The complete grounds of a film studio.
d. The outdoor area of a film studio.
3.
a. An object used in making a determination or choice at random: casting lots to see who will go first.
b. The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.
c. The determination or choice so made: The lot fell on the widow's only son.
d. One's fortune in life; one's fate: It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.
tr.v. lot·ted, lot·ting, lots
1. To apportion by lots; allot.
2. To divide (land) into lots.
3. To divide (goods) into lots for sale.

[Middle English, from Old English hlot.]
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lot

(lɒt)
pron
(preceded by: a) a great number or quantity: a lot to do; a lot of people; a lot of trouble.
n
1. a collection of objects, items, or people: a nice lot of youngsters.
2. portion in life; destiny; fortune: it falls to my lot to be poor.
3. any object, such as a straw or slip of paper, drawn from others at random to make a selection or choice (esp in the phrase draw or cast lots)
4. the use of lots in making a selection or choice (esp in the phrase by lot)
5. an assigned or apportioned share
6. (Commerce) an item or set of items for sale in an auction
7. chiefly US and Canadian an area of land: a parking lot.
8. US and Canadian a piece of land with fixed boundaries
9. (Film) chiefly US and Canadian a film studio and the site on which it is located
10. a bad lot an unpleasant or disreputable person
11. cast in one's lot with throw in one's lot with to join with voluntarily and share the fortunes of
12. the lot the entire amount or number
adv (preceded by a)
13. to a considerable extent, degree, or amount; very much: to delay a lot.
14. a great deal of the time or often: to sing madrigals a lot.
vb, lots, lotting or lotted
15. to draw lots for (something)
16. (tr) to divide (land, etc) into lots
17. (tr) another word for allot
[Old English hlot; related to Old High German lug portion of land, Old Norse hlutr lot, share]

Lot

(lɒt)
n
1. (Placename) a department of S central France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Cahors. Pop: 164 413 (2003 est). Area: 5226 sq km (2038 sq miles)
2. (Placename) a river in S France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing west into the Garonne River. Length: about 483 km (300 miles)

Lot

(lɒt)
n
(Bible) Old Testament Abraham's nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19)
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lot

(lɒt)

n., v. lot•ted, lot•ting. n.
1. one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
2. the casting or drawing of such objects: to choose a person by lot.
3. the decision or choice made by such a method.
4. allotted share; portion.
5. fate; fortune; destiny: Her lot was not a happy one.
6. a distinct piece of land: a building lot.
7. a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community.
8. a piece of land having a specified use: a parking lot.
9. a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property.
10. a distinct parcel, as of merchandise: furniture auctioned off in 20 lots.
11. a number of things or persons: There's one more, and that's the lot.
12. kind; sort: He's a bad lot.
13. a great many or a great deal: a lot of books; lots of money.
v.t.
14. to divide or distribute by lot.
15. to divide, as land, into lots.
Idioms:
1. a lot, to a notable degree; much: I feel a lot better.
2. draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots.
[before 950; Middle English; Old English hlot, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German lot, Old Norse hlutr]
lot′ter, n.

Lot

(lɒt)

n.
Abraham's nephew, whose wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom. Gen. 13:1–12, 19.

Lot

(lɔt)

n.
a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 mi. (480 km) long.
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lot

Specifically, a quantity of material all of which was manufactured under identical conditions and assigned an identifying lot number.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Lot

 a number of persons or things, collectively; a group of items sold at an auction or for sale in set quantities. See also break, sort.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

lot

1. 'a lot of' and 'lots of'

You use a lot of in front of a noun when you are talking about a large number of people or things, or a large amount of something.

We have quite a lot of newspapers.
There's a lot of research to be done.

In conversation, you can use lots of in the same way.

Lots of people thought it was funny.
You've got lots of time.

When you use a lot of or lots of in front of a plural countable noun, you use a plural form of a verb with it.

A lot of people come to our classes.
Lots of people think writing is based on ideas, but it's much more than that.

When you use a lot of or lots of in front of an uncountable noun, you use a singular form of a verb with it.

A lot of money is spent on marketing.
There is lots of money to be made in advertising.
2. 'a lot' and 'lots'

You use a lot to refer to a large quantity or amount of something.

I'd learnt a lot.
I feel that we have a lot to offer.

You use a lot as an adverb to mean 'to a great extent' or 'often'.

You like Ralph a lot, don't you?
They talk a lot about equality.

You also use a lot in front of comparatives. For example, if you want to emphasize the difference in age between two things, you can say that one thing is a lot older than the other.

The weather's a lot warmer there.
I've known people who were in a lot more serious trouble than you.

You also use a lot with more to emphasize the difference between two quantities or amounts.

He earns a lot more money than she does.

In conversation, you can use lots with the same meaning.

She meets lots more people than I do.
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lot


Past participle: lotted
Gerund: lotting

Imperative
lot
lot
Present
I lot
you lot
he/she/it lots
we lot
you lot
they lot
Preterite
I lotted
you lotted
he/she/it lotted
we lotted
you lotted
they lotted
Present Continuous
I am lotting
you are lotting
he/she/it is lotting
we are lotting
you are lotting
they are lotting
Present Perfect
I have lotted
you have lotted
he/she/it has lotted
we have lotted
you have lotted
they have lotted
Past Continuous
I was lotting
you were lotting
he/she/it was lotting
we were lotting
you were lotting
they were lotting
Past Perfect
I had lotted
you had lotted
he/she/it had lotted
we had lotted
you had lotted
they had lotted
Future
I will lot
you will lot
he/she/it will lot
we will lot
you will lot
they will lot
Future Perfect
I will have lotted
you will have lotted
he/she/it will have lotted
we will have lotted
you will have lotted
they will have lotted
Future Continuous
I will be lotting
you will be lotting
he/she/it will be lotting
we will be lotting
you will be lotting
they will be lotting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lotting
you have been lotting
he/she/it has been lotting
we have been lotting
you have been lotting
they have been lotting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lotting
you will have been lotting
he/she/it will have been lotting
we will have been lotting
you will have been lotting
they will have been lotting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lotting
you had been lotting
he/she/it had been lotting
we had been lotting
you had been lotting
they had been lotting
Conditional
I would lot
you would lot
he/she/it would lot
we would lot
you would lot
they would lot
Past Conditional
I would have lotted
you would have lotted
he/she/it would have lotted
we would have lotted
you would have lotted
they would have lotted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lot - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extentlot - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
2.lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"
car park, parking area, parking lot, park - a lot where cars are parked
building site, vacant lot - a lot on which there are no permanent buildings
3.lot - an unofficial association of people or groupslot - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
social group - people sharing some social relation
car pool - a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
cohort - a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
confederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
Four Hundred - the exclusive social set of a city
horsey set, horsy set - a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
jet set - a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure
party, company - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
4.lot - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)lot - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
5.lot - anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
6.lot - any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle"
aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
7.Lot - (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Verb1.lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example
carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
2.lot - administer or bestow, as in small portionslot - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"
deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
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lot

noun
1. bunch (informal), group, crowd, crew, set, band, quantity, assortment, consignment We've just sacked one lot of builders.
2. destiny, situation, circumstances, fortune, chance, accident, fate, portion, doom, hazard, plight Young people are usually less contented with their lot.
3. share, group, set, piece, collection, portion, parcel, batch The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot.
a lot or lots
4. plenty, scores, masses (informal), load(s) (informal), ocean(s), wealth, piles (informal), a great deal, quantities, stack(s), heap(s), a good deal, large amount, abundance, reams (informal), oodles (informal) A lot of our land is used to grow crops.
5. often, regularly, a great deal, frequently, a good deal They went out a lot when they lived in the city.
draw lots choose, pick, select, toss up, draw straws (informal), throw dice, spin a coin Two names were selected by drawing lots.
throw in your lot with someone join with, support, join forces with, make common cause with, align yourself with, ally or align yourself with, join fortunes with He has decided to throw in his lot with the far-right groups.
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lot

noun
1. That which is allotted:
Informal: cut.
Slang: divvy.
2. That which is inevitably destined:
3. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:
4. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:
Informal: persuasion.
5. Informal. A great deal:
Informal: barrel, heap, pack, peck, pile.
Regional: power, sight.
6. Informal. An indeterminately great amount or number:
jillion, million (often used in plural), multiplicity, ream, trillion.
Informal: bushel, gob (often used in plural), heap (often used in plural), load (often used in plural), oodles, passel, peck, scad (often used in plural), slew, wad, zillion.
7. Informal. An indefinite amount or extent:
8. A piece of land:
verb
To set aside or distribute as a share:
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Translations
بِضاعَه تُباع في مَزاد عَلَنيمَجْمُوعَةٌمَجْموعَة من السِّلَع من نَفْس النَّوْعنَصيب
částosudpoložkaspousta
dellodmængdenummerskæbne
joukko
mnogo
hluti; slattihlutskiptihlutur
群れ
무리
aukcione parduodama daiktų partijaaukcione parduodamas daiktasdaliarinkinyssklypas
liktenislozepartija
veliko
andel
จำนวนมาก
alın yazısıgrupmüzayedede satışa çıkan maltalihtopluluk
một lượng lớn

lot

[lɒt] N
1. (= large quantity) a lot of moneymucho dinero
a lot of peoplemucha gente
we have lots of flowers (that we don't want)nos sobran flores, tenemos flores de sobra
an awful lot of things to dola mar de cosas que hacer
I'd give a lot to knowme gustaría muchísimo saberlo
quite/such a lot of booksbastantes/tantos libros
quite/such a lot of noisebastante/tanto ruido
there wasn't a lot we could doapenas había nada que pudiéramos hacer
2. a lot (as adv) → mucho
I read a lotleo mucho
we don't go out a lotno salimos mucho
things have changed a lotlas cosas han cambiado mucho
he drinks an awful lotbebe una barbaridad
not a lot "do you like football?" - "not a lot"-¿te gusta el fútbol? -no mucho
thanks a lot!¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!
3. lots lots of peoplemucha gente, cantidad de gente
she has lots of friendstiene muchos amigos, tiene un montón de or (LAm) hartos amigos
he feels lots betterse encuentra mucho mejor
take as much as you want, I've got lotsllévate cuanto quieras, tengo un montón or (LAm) harto(s)
4. (= group)
a fine lot of studentsun buen grupo de estudiantes
Melissa's friends? I don't like that lot¿los amigos de Melissa? no me cae bien ese grupo
5. the lot (= all, everything) → todo
he took the lotse lo llevó todo
that's the loteso es todo
the (whole) lot of themtodos
big ones, little ones, the lot!¡los grandes, los pequeños, todos!
6. (= destiny) → suerte f, destino m
his lot was differentsu suerte fue otra
the common lotla suerte común
it fell to my lot (to do sth)me cayó en suerte (hacer algo)
it falls to my lot to do itme corresponde a mí hacerlo
to throw in one's lot with sbunirse a la suerte de algn
7. (= random selection)
to decide sth by lotdeterminar algo por sorteo
to draw lots (for sth)echar suertes (para algo)
8. (at auction) → lote m
he's a bad lotes un mal sujeto
I'll send it in three lots (Comm) → se lo mando en tres paquetes or tandas
9. (= plot) (esp US) → terreno m, solar m (Cine) → solar m
10. (= share) → porción f, parte f
see also fat A5
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lot

[ˈlɒt] n
a lot pronbeaucoup; advbeaucoup
We still owe quite a lot → Nous devons encore beaucoup d'argent.
He reads a lot → Il lit beaucoup.
I like him a lot → Je l'aime beaucoup.
This happens a lot → Cela arrive souvent.
not a lot (= nothing much) → pas grand-chose
What did you do at the weekend? - Not a lot → Qu'as-tu fait ce week-end? - Pas grand-chose.
There's not a lot between the two teams → Il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre les deux équipes.
a lot of → beaucoup de
We saw a lot of interesting things → Nous avons vu beaucoup de choses intéressantes.
the lot → le tout
that's the lot → c'est tout
lots of → des tas de
He's got lots of friends → Il a des tas d'amis.
She's got lots of money
BUT Elle a plein d'argent.
(= set) [people]
They're a boring lot → Ils ne sont pas rigolos, ceux-là.
We've just sacked one lot of builders → Nous venons de renvoyer une première équipe de maçons.
(= batch) → lot m
(= piece of land) → terrain m
(at auctions)lot m
(= destiny) → sort m, destinée f
to improve one's lot → améliorer sa condition
to be discontented with one's lot → ne pas être satisfait(e) de son sort
to throw in one's lot with sb (= join forces with) → se mettre du côté de qn
to draw lots → tirer au sort
to draw lots for sth → tirer qch au sort
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lot

1
n
(for deciding) → Los nt; by lotdurch Losentscheid, durch das Los; to cast or draw lotslosen, Lose ziehen; to draw lots for somethingetw verlosen; to draw lots for a taskeine Aufgabe auslosen; they drew lots to see who would beginsie losten aus, wer anfangen sollte
(= destiny)Los nt; failure was his lot in lifees war sein Los, immer zu versagen; it falls to my lot to tell himmir fällt die Aufgabe zu, es ihm zu sagen; to throw in one’s lot with somebodysich mit jdm zusammentun; to improve one’s lotseine Lage verbessern
(= plot)Parzelle f; (Film) → Filmgelände nt; building lotBauplatz m; parking lot (US) → Parkplatz m; all over the lot (US inf) (= everywhere)überall; (= in confusion)völlig durcheinander
(= articles of same kind)Posten m; (at auction) → Los nt
(esp Brit: = group of things) where shall I put this lot?wo soll ich das hier or das Zeug (inf)hintun?; can you carry that lot by yourself?kannst du das (alles) alleine tragen?; divide the books up into three lotsteile die Bücher in drei Teile or Stapel ein; we moved the furniture in two lotswir haben die Möbel in zwei Fuhren befördert; I’d just finished marking the papers when he gave me another lotich war gerade mit dem Korrigieren fertig, da gab er mir einen neuen Packen or Stoß or noch eine Ladung (inf); we bought a new lot of cutlerywir haben uns (ein) neues Besteck gekauft
(esp Brit) he/she is a bad lot (inf)er/sie taugt nichts, er/sie ist eine miese Type (inf); they are a bad lot (inf)das ist ein übles Pack
(esp Brit inf: = group) → Haufen m; that lot in the next officedie Typen vom Büro nebenan (inf); I’m fed up with you lotich hab die Nase voll von euch allen (inf)or von euch Bande (inf); are you lot coming to the pub?kommt ihr (alle) in die Kneipe?; us lot should stick togetherwir sollten alle zusammenhalten; bring your lot with youbring die ganze Mannschaft mit
the lot (inf)alle; → alles; that’s the lotdas ist alles, das wärs (inf); the whole lot of themsie alle; he’s eaten the loter hat alles aufgegessen; big ones, little ones, the lot!Große, Kleine, alle!

lot

2
n a lot, lotsviel; a lot of moneyviel or eine Menge Geld; a lot of books, lots of booksviele or eine Menge Bücher; such a lotso viel; what a lot!was für eine Menge!; what a lot of time you take to get readywie lange du nur brauchst, um dich fertig zu machen; what a lot you’ve gotdu hast aber viel; how much has he got? — lots or a lotwie viel hat er? — jede Menge (inf)or viel; quite a lot of booksziemlich viele or eine ganze Menge Bücher; such a lot of booksso viele Bücher; an awful lot of things to dofurchtbar viel zu tun; he made lots and lots of mistakeser hat eine Unmenge Fehler gemacht; I want lots and lotsich will jede Menge (inf); we see a lot of John these dayswir sehen John in letzter Zeit sehr oft; I’d give a lot to know …ich würde viel drum geben, wenn ich wüsste
adv a lot, lotsviel; things have changed a lotes hat sich vieles geändert; I like him a lotich mag ihn sehr; I feel lots or a lot betteres geht mir sehr viel besser; a lot you care!dich interessiert das überhaupt nicht!
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lot

[lɒt] n
a. (large amount) → molto
a lot of money, (fam) lots of money → un sacco di soldi
a lot of people, (fam) lots of people → molta gente, molti
quite a lot of noise → parecchio rumore
such a lot of people → talmente tanta gente
there was not a lot we could say/do → c'era ben poco da dire/da fare
I'd give a lot to know ... → darei non so cosa per sapere...
I read a lot → leggo molto
he feels a lot or (fam) lots better → si sente molto meglio
thanks a lot! (also) (iro) → grazie tante!
b. (fam) the lot (all, everything) → tutto/a (quanto/a)
he took the lot → ha preso tutto (quanto)
that's the lot → (questo) è tutto
the (whole) lot of them → tutti quanti
c. (destiny) → sorte f, destino
the common lot → il destino comune
it fell to my lot to do it → è toccato a me farlo
to throw in one's lot with sb → unirsi a qn
d. (random selection) → sorte f
to draw lots (for sth) → tirare a sorte (per qc)
e. (at auction) → lotto, partita
he's a bad lot (fig) → è un pessimo soggetto
f. (plot of land) → lotto di terreno
building lot → lotto edificabile
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lot

(lot) noun
1. a person's fortune or fate. It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.
2. a separate part. She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.
3. one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction. Are you going to bid for lot 28?
lots noun plural
a large quantity or number. lots of people; She had lots and lots of food left over from the party.
a lot
a large quantity or number. What a lot of letters!
draw/cast lotsdraw
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lot

مَجْمُوعَةٌ spousta mængde Menge παρτίδα mucho joukko beaucoup (de) mnogo tanto 群れ 무리 heleboel samling los lote, muito большое количество andel จำนวนมาก topluluk một lượng lớn
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lot

n (pharm) lote m; a — (fam) mucho; Do you sleep a lot?..¿Duerme mucho?; a — of (fam) mucho(s); a lot of milk..mucha leche …a lot of pimples.. muchos granos
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References in classic literature ?
Your genius will not be allotted to you, but you choose your genius; and let him who draws the first lot have the first choice, and the life which he chooses shall be his destiny.
The dancing pavilion was put up near the Danish laundry, on a vacant lot surrounded by tall, arched cottonwood trees.
But how is it,--dis yer whole lot gwine tomorrow?" said Sambo, laying his hand freely on Adolph's shoulder.
Halfacre considered himself a very prudent man: first, because he insisted on having no book debts; second, because he always took another man's paper for a larger amount than he had given of his own, for any specific lot or lots; thirdly, and lastly, because he was careful to "extend himself," at the risk of other persons.
He's a lazy sort of chap, hates work, and I guess he only got the job because his uncle had got a lot of shares in the business.
You're one of a lot of impostors that are the worst lot of all the lots to be met with.
He didn't sleep much, he was in such a sweat to get in there and find out the mystery about Phillips; and moreover he done a lot of guessing about it all night, which warn't no use, for if you are going to find out the facts of a thing, what's the sense in guessing out what ain't the facts and wasting ammunition?
"What a lot of those Frenchies were taken today, and the fact is that not one of them had what you might call real boots on," said a soldier, starting a new theme.
"Oh, how pretty!--and what a lot of trees and grass all around it!
It was almost like a lot of boys scramblin' on the sidewalk for a handful of small change.
"M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.
In the third place, different laws of each community may be adopted; as, for instance, as it seems correspondent to the nature of a democracy, that the magistrates should be chosen by lot, but an aristocracy by vote, and in the one state according to a census, but not in the other: let, then, an aristocracy and a free state copy something from each of them; let them follow an oligarchy in choosing their magistrates by vote, but a democracy in not admitting of any census, and thus blend together the different customs of the two governments.