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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
any
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
bed
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
born
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From this reading Little Lad Little lad, little lad, where wast thou born?
bought
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
came
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
can't
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
Daw
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
day
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
Deedle
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
dumpling
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
Far
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
faster
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
grocer's
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
Handy
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
hop
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
horn
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
Jack-a-Dandy
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
Jacky
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
John
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
Lad
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From this reading Little Lad Little lad, little lad, where wast thou born?
Lancashire
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
Little
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
Loved
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
Margery
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
master
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
milk
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
new
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
off
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
other
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
out
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
penny
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
plum-cake
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
ram's
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
See-Saw
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
shoe
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
shop
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
some
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
Son
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
sour
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
Spandy
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
stockings
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
sugar-candy
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From this reading Jack-a-Dandy Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
sup
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
thorn
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From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Little Lad Little lad, little lad, where wast thou born?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn, Where they sup sour milk in a ram's horn.
wast
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From this reading Little Lad Little lad, little lad, where wast thou born?
Went
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From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Little Lad Little lad, little lad, where wast thou born?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My Son John Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his stockings on; One shoe off, the other shoe on.
work
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From this reading See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Little Jacky shall have a new master; Little Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
