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ready

/ˈɹɛd.i/ noun C2
  1. Ready money; cash. (countable, slang, uncountable)

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Everything is ready but you, so come with me instantly.” The Dog, wagging his tail, replied: “O, master!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 4 · B2
I am quite ready; it is you for whom I am waiting.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 4 · B2
It will take quite six weeks to unload the cargo, and we cannot get you ready for sea until three months after that; only be back again in three months, for the Pharaon,” added the owner, patting the young sailor on the back, “cannot sail without her captain.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 9 · C1
Then the Guardian of the Gates put on his own glasses and told them he was ready to show them to the Palace.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 63 · B2

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