All 14 Uses of
minute
in
Of Mice and Men
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- The old man said, "I guess the boss'll be out here in a minute.†
p. 19..8
- I was jus' standin' in the shade a minute scratchin' my dog.†
p. 24..4
- "Come on in and set down a minute," he said.†
p. 24..8
- The swamper said, "He was here jus' a minute ago, Curley.†
p. 25..2
- He was in here a minute ago, but he went.†
p. 31..4
- Won't be nothing left in a couple of minutes.†
p. 36..6
- A minute passed, and another minute.†
p. 49..2
- A minute passed, and another minute.†
p. 49..2
- Five- ten minutes.†
p. 54..1 *
- "Wait a minute," he shouted.†
p. 63..5
- The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's big hand.†
p. 63..7
- Jesus, seems like I can't go away for a minute.†
p. 83..3
- Then in a minute you come out and tell the guys about her, and I'll come along and make like I never seen her.†
p. 95..6
- O.K. Give me a couple minutes then, and you come runnin' out an' tell like you jus' found her.†
p. 95..7
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Much more commonly, minute and minutes refer to a period of time lasting 60 seconds.
Less commonly, they refer to a measurement of angle where 60 minutes make up a single degree, and where a right angle has 90 degrees and a circle has 360 degrees.