AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
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 Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
brieryadjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
DISAPPEARANCEnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
footpathnounUS /ˈfʊtpæθ/
a trodden path
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
Heys
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From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
Jane
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From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
jauntsnounUS /dʒɔːnts/
plural of “jaunt” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
lanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
live-long
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From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
MANCHESTERnounUS /ˈmæntʃestər/
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading MANCHESTER SONG.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
Richard
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From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading MANCHESTER SONG.
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
There's
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From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
they'll
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From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
tisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading There's Richard he carries his baby, And Mary takes little Jane, And lovingly they'll be wandering Through field and briery lane.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as "Green Heys Fields," through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Oh! 'tis hard, 'tis hard to be working The whole of the live-long day, When all the neighbours about one Are off to their jaunts and play.
