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Favorite Nursery Rhymes

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Favorite Nursery Rhymes is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.
=Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Where's the little boy that tends the sheep?
He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Favorite Nursery Rhymes

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Favorite Nursery Rhymes is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
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_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.
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=Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
/ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ bluː ɡoʊ bloʊ jɔːr hɔːrn ðə ʃiːps ɪn ðə ˈmedoʊ ðə kaʊz ɪn ðə kɔːrn/
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Where's the little boy that tends the sheep?
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He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

Learner Dictionary

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cow's noun US /kaʊz/

possessive form of “cow” — female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading “=Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eater noun US /ˈiːtər/

someone who consumes food for nourishment

From this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haycock noun US /ˈheɪkɑːk/

a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick

From this reading “He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ladybug noun US /ˈleɪdibʌɡ/

small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

From this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pumpkin noun US /ˈpʌmpkɪn/

a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes

From this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pussy noun US /ˈpʊsi/

obscene terms for female genitals

From this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sheep's noun US /ʃiːps/

possessive form of “sheep” — woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading “=Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tends verb US /tendz/

third-person singular of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading “Where's the little boy that tends the sheep?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

fast asleep adverb + adjective

sleeping deeply

In this reading “He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.”

7,306 times in 225,867 chapters
GO AWAY verb + particle

move away from a place into another direction

In this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

58,692 times in 225,867 chapters
LITTLE BOY adjective + noun

In this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

27,379 times in 225,867 chapters
QUITE CONTRARY adverb + adjective

In this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

459 times in 225,867 chapters
on a wall preposition + article + noun counted as “on … wall”

In this reading “He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.”

15,702 times in 225,867 chapters
Come again verb + particle

In this reading “_In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.”

16,776 times in 225,867 chapters
in the meadow preposition + article + noun counted as “in … meadow”

In this reading “=Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.”

2,947 times in 225,867 chapters

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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38

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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40

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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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 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AWAYadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
black-and-whiteadjective

lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading =Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BLUEadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BO-PEEP

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Cannot

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From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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CHILDRENnounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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CONTRARYadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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cornnounUS /kɔːrn/

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading =Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

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cow'snounUS /kaʊz/

possessive form of “cow” — female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading =Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

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CROSSverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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Dumpty

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From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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EATERnounUS /ˈiːtər/

someone who consumes food for nourishment

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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FacingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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Frontispiecenoun

an ornamental facade

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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GOverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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GOOSEnounUS /ɡuːs/

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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haycocknounUS /ˈheɪkɑːk/

a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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He's

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From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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hornnounUS /hɔːrn/

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading =Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

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HORNER

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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Humpty

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From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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JACKnounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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JILL

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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LADYBUGnounUS /ˈleɪdibʌɡ/

small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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LIKEverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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MARYnounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading =Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

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mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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MISSverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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MOTHERnounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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MUFFET

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

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 _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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PATCHnounUS /pætʃ/

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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PETERnounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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PRESSverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

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PUMPKINnounUS /ˈpʌmpkɪn/

a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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PUSSYnounUS /ˈpʊsi/

obscene terms for female genitals

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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QUITEadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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RAINnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

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satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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sheepnounUS /ʃiːp/

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading Where's the little boy that tends the sheep?

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sheep'snounUS /ʃiːps/

possessive form of “sheep” — woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading =Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

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Susy

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From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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tendsverbUS /tendz/

third-person singular of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading Where's the little boy that tends the sheep?

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Where's the little boy that tends the sheep?

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

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Threescorenoun

a set with 3 times 20 members

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

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wallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading _In colour_ MOTHER GOOSE AND THE CHILDREN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE BOY BLUE _Facing page_ 10 MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY " 18 LITTLE MISS MUFFET " 26 JACK AND JILL " 34 LITTLE JACK HORNER " 40 _In black-and-white_ RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY _Page_ 9 I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY " 15 LITTLE BO-PEEP " 22 CROSS PATCH " 31 PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER " 38 LADYBUG, LADYBUG " 43 Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Little Susy wants to play.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He's under the haycock fast asleep.= Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

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Where's

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From this reading Where's the little boy that tends the sheep?

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading =Little Boy Blue, go blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

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Chapter 1 of Favorite Nursery Rhymes by Anonymous holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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