adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
accuratelyadverbUS /ˈækjərətli/
with few mistakes
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No matter what he facts are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
basenounUS /beɪs/
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
branchnounUS /bræntʃ/
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But why bring in the male quartet?
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why bring in the male quartet?
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
collocationnounUS /kɑːləˈkeɪʃən/
a grouping of words in a sentence
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
descriptiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
dwindledverbUS /ˈdwɪndəld/
past form of “dwindle” — become smaller or lose substance
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
enervateverb
weaken mentally or morally
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading No matter what he facts are.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
freshets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No matter what he facts are.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But why bring in the male quartet?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
lappedverbUS /læpt/
inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading But why bring in the male quartet?
MatnounUS /mæt/
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter what he facts are.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
meticulousadjectiveUS /məˈtɪkjələs/
marked by precise accordance with details
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
music'snounUS /ˈmjuːzɪks/
possessive form of “music” — an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter what he facts are.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
pitifullyadverbUS /ˈpɪtɪfəli/
to a pitiful degree
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
playgroundnounUS /ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
PresbyteriannounUS /ˌpresbɪˈtɪriən/
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
quartetnounUS /kwɔːrˈtet/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading But why bring in the male quartet?
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
RednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
School-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
stringentadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪndʒənt/
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
symblem
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But why bring in the male quartet?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why bring in the male quartet?
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Because “The Little Old Red School-house” is more than a mere collocation of words, accurately descriptive.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is what Mat King would call a “symblem,” and as such requires the music's dying fall to lull and enervate a too meticulous and stringent tendency to recollect that it wasn't little, or old, or red, or on a hill.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading It might have been big and new, and built of yellow brick, right next to the Second Presbyterian, and hence close to the “branch,” so that the spring freshets flooded the playground, and the water lapped the base of the big rock on which we played “King on the Castle,”--the big rock so pitifully dwindled of late years.
