used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Better say we'd sooner have Bloomfield at once," said Wibberly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Better say we'd sooner have Bloomfield at once," said Wibberly.
BloomfieldnounUS /ˈbluːmfiːld/
United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
From this reading "Better say we'd sooner have Bloomfield at once," said Wibberly.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
coat-tail
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From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
deem to be
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
Crossfield
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From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
DeclinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
don't
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From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Oh! easy enough that.
else
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From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Oh! easy enough that.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
labelverbUS /ˈleɪbəl/
assign a label to; designate with a label
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
make reference to
From this reading "No; please don't mention my name," said Bloomfield.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No; please don't mention my name," said Bloomfield.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "No; please don't mention my name," said Bloomfield.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; please don't mention my name," said Bloomfield.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! easy enough that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
on one occasion
From this reading "Better say we'd sooner have Bloomfield at once," said Wibberly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
pinnedverbUS /pɪnd/
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "No; please don't mention my name," said Bloomfield.
Riddell
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From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Better say we'd sooner have Bloomfield at once," said Wibberly.
express in words
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh! easy enough that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
a special situation
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
we'd
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From this reading Say we don't consider Riddell fit to be captain, and we'd sooner have some one else."
Wibberly
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From this reading "Better say we'd sooner have Bloomfield at once," said Wibberly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
Wouldn't
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From this reading "Wouldn't the best thing be to send Riddell back with a label, `Declined, with thanks,' pinned on his coat-tail?" suggested Crossfield.
