1918
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From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
DandelionsnounUS /ˈdændəlaɪənz/
plural of “dandelion” — any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
dearly loved
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So, Sweethearts, do but kindly hark!
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
coins made of gold
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
harkverbUS /hɑːrk/
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading So, Sweethearts, do but kindly hark!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading So, Sweethearts, do but kindly hark!
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
LEEnounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
LOTHROP
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From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
try to get or reach
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
SHEPARDnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
deliver by singing
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, Sweethearts, do but kindly hark!
SoarverbUS /sɔːr/
rise rapidly
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
SweetheartsnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrts/
plural of “sweetheart” — a person loved by another person
From this reading So, Sweethearts, do but kindly hark!
express in words
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Sometimes they sing of foolish things, And other times they try To tell their gladness when their wings Soar up to seek the sky.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Published, August, 1918 _Dear Children, all the little words These printed pages through, They are a flock of little birds I bring to sing to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dandelions, dandelions, shining through the dew, Let the Kings have Cloth of Gold, but let _us_ have _you_!
