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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Ernest Nister London No. 1874 E. P. Dutton & Co. New York EDWARD BUTTONEYE AND HIS ADVENTURES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AUSTINnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
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aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
BUTTONEYE
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Ernest Nister London No. 1874 E. P. Dutton & Co. New York EDWARD BUTTONEYE AND HIS ADVENTURES.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
CYRILnounUS /ˈsɪrəl/
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
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don't
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Dutton
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Ernest Nister London No. 1874 E. P. Dutton & Co. New York EDWARD BUTTONEYE AND HIS ADVENTURES.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
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Ernest
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make plain and comprehensible
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opinion or judgment
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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homelessnounUS /ˈhoʊmləs/
someone unfortunate without housing
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
It's
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of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
a boy or man
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Ernest Nister London No. 1874 E. P. Dutton & Co. New York EDWARD BUTTONEYE AND HIS ADVENTURES.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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Nister
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From this reading Ernest Nister London No. 1874 E. P. Dutton & Co. New York EDWARD BUTTONEYE AND HIS ADVENTURES.
not any; not one
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the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
not divisible by two
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Ernest Nister London No. 1874 E. P. Dutton & Co. New York EDWARD BUTTONEYE AND HIS ADVENTURES.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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stitchedadjectiveUS /stɪtʃt/
fastened with stitches
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading It's odd, you'll think, they joined his toes And gave him such a head and nose.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there on the broad countryside Was he, a homeless lad.
which person or people
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _TO_ _A. B._ And, though he never could explain, I don't mind telling you That in that box he had been lain By those who made him, limb and brain, And stitched his eyes on, too.
you'll
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