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but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
but
:
but
—
conj
1.
contrary
to
expectat
i
on:
he
cut
his
knee but didn't cry
2.
in
contr
as
t;
on
the
contrary:
I
like
opera but
my
husband
do
esn't
3.
(
usually
used
after
a
negative
)
other
th
an
:
we
can
't do anything but wait
—
conj
4.
(
usually used after a negative
)
with
out
it
happening
or
being the case
that
:
we never go out but it rains
5.
(
foll
by
that
)
except
that:
nothing
is
impossible but that we
live
forever
6.
archaic
if
not
; unless
—
sentence connector
7.
in
form
al
used to introduce an exclamation:
my, but
you
're nice
—
prep
8.
except; save:
they
saved
all
but
one
of
the pigs
9.
but
for
were
it not for:
but for you, we
could
n't
have
managed
—
adv
10.
just; merely;
only
:
he
was
but a child
;
I can but
try
11.
informal
(
Scot
), (
Austral
), (
NZ
) though;
how
ever:
it's a rainy day: warm, but
12.
all but
almost; pr
act
i
call
y:
he was all but dead
when
we
found
him
—
n
13.
an objection (esp in the phrase
ifs
and
buts
)
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary