Chapter I

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

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plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

showing who or what does the action

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a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber.

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

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the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?”

an aimless drawing

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

on a floor below

From this reading Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber.

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From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

mature male goose

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?”

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

having or revealing stupidity

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?”

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

an opening into or through something

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair AUGENER Ltd., LONDON David McKay, 604-608 South Washington Square, Philadelphia.

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From this reading Illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair AUGENER Ltd., LONDON David McKay, 604-608 South Washington Square, Philadelphia.

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From this reading Illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair AUGENER Ltd., LONDON David McKay, 604-608 South Washington Square, Philadelphia.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

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inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

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plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

express in words

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

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revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

make square

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a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

in or at that place or location

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

on a floor above

From this reading Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

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the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

in or at the place that

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

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the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There I met an old man That would not say his prayers, So I took him by the left leg And threw him down stairs.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Goosey Gander Mary, Mary, quite contrary Yankee Doodle Humpty Dumpty Here we go round the mulberry bush Three mice went into a hole to spin Dame, get up and bake your pies The babes in the wood Old King Cole Baby John Goosey, Goosey, Gander, Where shall I wander?