used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I want an owl's head and I'm going to have it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I want an owl's head and I'm going to have it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
a young person of either sex
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
damenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
dearly loved
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
at any time
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
fashionedadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənd/
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
gie
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From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
giftie
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From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
the act of departing
From this reading "I want an owl's head and I'm going to have it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I want an owl's head and I'm going to have it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
I'm
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From this reading "I want an owl's head and I'm going to have it."
ILL-MANNEREDadjective
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
ithers
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From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
loopsnounUS /luːps/
plural of “loop” — fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
oursel's
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From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
owl's
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From this reading "I want an owl's head and I'm going to have it."
possession of controlling influence
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
prettieradjectiveUS /ˈprɪtiər/
comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
quaintlyadverbUS /ˈkweɪntli/
in a strange but not unpleasant manner
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
saintlyadjectiveUS /ˈseɪntli/
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
simplestadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpləst/
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
soothinglyadverbUS /ˈsuːðɪŋli/
in a soothing manner
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
express in words
From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
wadverbUS /wɑːd/
compress into a wad
From this reading THE ILL-MANNERED CHILD O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want an owl's head and I'm going to have it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
belonging to which person
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, my dear, the ribbon is ever so much prettier," urged the mother soothingly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
won't
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From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
yorenounUS /jɔːr/
time long past
From this reading --_Burns._ There lived of yore a saintly dame, Whose wont it was with sweet accord To do the bidding of her Lord In quaintly fashioned bonnet With simplest ribbons on it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I won't have ribbon loops, I tell you," exclaimed the child.
