used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
dark's
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From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
at any time
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
fairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
made afraid
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
hamenoun
stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
HOGGnounUS /hɑːɡ/
Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
From this reading HOGG.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
go away from a place
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
limpidadjective
clear and bright
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
maike
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From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Marjorie
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From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
meditativeadjectiveUS /ˈmedəteɪtɪv/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Nana
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From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
Phil
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From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
there's
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From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
at the time that
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
