used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
air-gun
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From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Come, Pegram," he answered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
bowledverbUS /boʊld/
past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Pegram," he answered.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, Pegram," he answered.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
mendedverbUS /ˈmendɪd/
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
not any; not one
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
Pegram
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From this reading "Come, Pegram," he answered.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
quitsadjectiveUS /kwɪts/
on equal terms by payment or requital
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
precisely, exactly
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
express in words
From this reading Give me that air-gun and get in the car and say nought if you please."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
soonestadverbUS /ˈsuːnəst/
with the least delay
From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
that's
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From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
wasn't
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From this reading But the policeman wasn't in no mood like that.
we'll
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From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'd sooner have took any man on earth but you, and you've put me in a cruel fix, and that's all there is to it.
You've
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From this reading You've bowled me out all right, so we'll cry quits and least said soonest mended."
