adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Then grandma will cry In amazement: "Oh, my!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
consignedverbUS /kənˈsaɪnd/
past form of “consign” — commit forever; commit irrevocably
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then grandma will cry In amazement: "Oh, my!"
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
farawayadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrəˈweɪ/
very far away in space or time
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
Fly-Away
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From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
grandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Then grandma will cry In amazement: "Oh, my!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
jubilantadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːbələnt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
landsnounUS /lændz/
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
neighnounUS /neɪ/
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
OffadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Then grandma will cry In amazement: "Oh, my!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
scampernounUS /ˈskæmpər/
rushing about hastily in an undignified way
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
she'll
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From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then grandma will cry In amazement: "Oh, my!"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And she'll think it could never be so; And only we two Shall know it is true-- You and I, little precious! shall know!
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then grandma will cry In amazement: "Oh, my!"
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading But tell us, my dear, all you see and you hear In those beautiful lands over there, Where the Fly-Away Horse wings his faraway course With the wee one consigned to his care.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Off! scamper to bed--you shall ride him tonight!
you've
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From this reading For, as soon as you've fallen asleep, With a jubilant neigh he shall bear you away Over forest and hillside and deep!
