used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
for the reason that
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MARGARET EYTINGE.
cabbagenounUS /ˈkæbədʒ/
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
cabbage-rose
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From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR ME!
divisible by two
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
opinion or judgment
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
EYTINGE
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From this reading BY MARGARET EYTINGE.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading His funny, incurvated toes.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
grasshoppernounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpər/
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
hopsnounUS /hɑːps/
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
incurvated
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From this reading His funny, incurvated toes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
staying power
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
MARGARET
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From this reading BY MARGARET EYTINGE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR ME!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
not any; not one
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
not one, and not any
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
on one occasion
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
snapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
SparrownounUS /ˈsperoʊ/
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
not moving or operating freely
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
precisely as stated
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A grasshopper lay in the garden one day, Near a cabbage--I mean cabbage-rose-- And his eyes had no snap, and his legs they were stiff, And turned _very_ much up were his toes-- Dear me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Along came a bird--Mrs. Sparrow her name-- And she paused and shook sadly her head, And said, "_Once_ at hops none could beat you, but now Even _I_ could--because you are dead-- Dear me!
