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From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
for the reason that
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
deem to be
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
intense or sharp
From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
flaggingnounUS /ˈflæɡɪŋ/
flagstones collectively
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
many times at short intervals
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the lively music more than the whimsical meaning that has made the rhymes popular.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the lively music more than the whimsical meaning that has made the rhymes popular.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
full of life and energy
From this reading It is the lively music more than the whimsical meaning that has made the rhymes popular.
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From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is the lively music more than the whimsical meaning that has made the rhymes popular.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
many times at short intervals
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
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 On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
literature in metrical form
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading It is the lively music more than the whimsical meaning that has made the rhymes popular.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
ReapernounUS /ˈriːpər/
someone who helps to gather the harvest
From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
rhythmnounUS /ˈrɪðəm/
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
selectionsnounUS /səˈlekʃənz/
plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
and nothing more
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
structuraladjectiveUS /ˈstrʌktʃərəl/
relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the lively music more than the whimsical meaning that has made the rhymes popular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Children love the nursery rhymes largely because they have heard them and have caught the sound and rhythm more than the meaning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
literature in metrical form
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading On page 410 of Volume One is Longfellow's exquisite poem, _The Reaper and the Flowers_.
at the time that
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
whimsicaladjectiveUS /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading It is the lively music more than the whimsical meaning that has made the rhymes popular.
which person or people
From this reading READING POETRY Nothing so brings out the music and the structural beauty of poetry as reading it aloud, and many who have cared nothing for verse in any of its forms learn to love it when they hear it read frequently by a sympathetic voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the time comes that children begin to lose their interest and consider poetry beneath them, their flagging attention often may be aroused and new interest created by simply reading new selections aloud to them and talking with them about the meaning and beauties of the poems.
