used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
charminglyadverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋli/
in a charming manner
From this reading Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing!
five-pound
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From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing!
guitarnounUS /ɡɪˈtɑːr/
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
How
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From this reading Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
joined in matrimony
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
a brief written record
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
OwlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
pea-greenadjective
of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
a full supply
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
PussynounUS /ˈpʊsi/
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
Pussy-Cat
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From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing!
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
deliver by singing
From this reading Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing!
tarried
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From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
