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were
1[ wur; unstressed wer; British also wair ]
verb
- a second person singular past indicative; first, second, and third person plural past indicative; and past subjunctive of be.
we're
2[ weer ]
- contraction of we are:
We're happy to see you.
were
1/ wɜː; wə /
verb
- the plural form of the past tense (indicative mood) of be and the singular form used with you. It is also used as a subjunctive, esp in conditional sentences
we're
2/ wɪə /
contraction of
- we are
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Having yourself immortalized with a paunch indicated you were wealthy/held high office/were involved in derring-do.
If you find yourself hungering for more humorous were-action, check out the British version of Being Human on BBC America.
So too, does Henry Kissinger and did the late Arthur Schlesinger Jr., but they are/were apparently another story.
There was a certain difficulty in obtaining the necessary funds without announcing precisely what they-were for.
In pattern it showed bright green flowers-that-never-were sprawling on a purple background.
In Abyssinia, at the present day, blacksmiths are considered to be were-wolves, according to Winstanley.
In tropic countries we have stories of supernatural snakes, who appear in various forms, as were-snakes, shall we say?
Accordingly they returned to the Court, where the 288 were-wolf became an object of the greatest curiosity to all.
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