Chapter I · Chapter 1

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading AUNT KITTY'S STORIES.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

propose a payment

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

exhale hard

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a youthful male person

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

an ardent follower and admirer

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

tilt or slant to one side

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

dwell on with satisfaction

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

set up or found

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a young female

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

easy to reach

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

adult female chicken

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

an auxiliary activity

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

not in action or at work

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading 175 Illustrations.

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a small worthless amount

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading AUNT KITTY'S STORIES.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

female equine animal

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

popular aquarium fish

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

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From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a brief written record

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

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From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

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From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

domestic swine

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

exactly

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

a male human offspring

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

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From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading AUNT KITTY'S STORIES.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

showing lack of careful thought

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

grow vigorously

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

male cat

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

precisely as stated

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

a Caucasian

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep Hickety, pickety, my black hen Dickery, dickery, dare Driddlety drum, driddlety drum A little pig found a fifty dollar note This is the way the ladies go THE MARRIAGE OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN A carrion crow sat on an oak What a pretty bunch of flowers This goose got in the house THE ROBIN IN WINTER FOUR LITTLE BOYS THE LITTLE FISH THAT WOULD NOT DO AS IT WAS BID THOUGHTLESS JULIA YOUNG SOLDIERS LEARNING BY HEART IMPROVEMENT THE LITTLE COWARD IDLE CHILDREN THE LITTLE GIRL THAT BEAT HER SISTER A VERY GOOD BOY THE PLUM CAKE THE GIDDY GIRL THE FLOWER AND THE LITTLE MISS THE KITE Simple Simon met a pieman I had a little hobby horse He that would thrive Tom, Tom, the piper's son A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Little Tommy Tittlemouse Little Miss Muffett Eggs, butter, cheese, bread Rain, rain Tom he was a Pi-per's son I had a little dog, they called him Buff Molly, my sister, and I fell out Solomon Grundy Handy Spandy, Jack a-dandy Go to bed Tom, go to bed Tom Mary had a pretty bird Lit-tle boy blue, come blow your horn I had a lit-tle po-ny Pe-ter White See, see.