| 单词 | first-rater |
| 例句 | But he's a first-rater, of course, a genius. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z James Joyce I recall as a novelist strange to me that Boon insisted was a “first-rater.” Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z “Oh, you can speak it well enough,” replied Ned, as our friend said this in “Pijin English,” implying that although he could manage a little of our language he was not a first-rater at it. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant “So it is—never mind, we can make another—there’s a tree that will make a first-rater down in the hollow, d’ye see it, Nell?” Silver Lake But, you see, the young master is a first-rater, and couldn’t get on without me no how, so I’m willin’ to stop. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn Compared to the vicinity of a first-rater in full blow, the inside of a menagerie at feeding-time would be a paradise of tranquillity and repose. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 My eye—was that the trick of a lubber, or of a thorough-going first-rater? first-rater? Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood I've got a temporary idiot, and I want a first-rater, preferably a woman. Mr. Prohack Ellen Ross was as smart a gal as ever was raised in these clearings—her parents were old country folks, and she had most grand larning, and was out and out a regular first-rater. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick Gleaned from Actual Observation and Experience During a Residence Of Seven Years in That Interesting Colony I'm going to be a first-rater; and don't you be discouraged. Uncle Tom's Cabin But he's a first-rater, an' I, for one, will be sorry to lose him. The Wheel O' Fortune In the Army my vanity leads me to believe I was a first-rater. The Mountebank She has taken it into her head that she would like to be a "first-rater," as she calls it, and works desperately hard in the prosecution of her new fancy. Station Life in New Zealand It's a first-rater, and no mistake," said Mr. Bouncer, confidently, "and saves a deal of trouble. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green "He'd make a first-rater if he was taught," said Dan, unable to withhold the praise from the boy who made it necessary for him to do his best. Little Men That sausage you toasted was his, and he was in all respects a first-rater. Great Expectations He had deemed the Transcontinental a first-rater, and it paid a cent for ten words. Martin Eden |
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