130
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From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
131
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From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
132
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From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
133
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From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
134
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
135
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
136
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
137
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
138
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
139
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
140
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
141
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
142
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
1886
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
277
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
89
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From this reading _A. Shirley_ 89 ―――― Lady Arthur Hill.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
aidsnounUS /eɪdz/
a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
(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 Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
AlterationsnounUS /ˌɔːltərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “alteration” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
Aramnoun
the biblical name for ancient Syria
From this reading _The dream of Eugene Aram._ The dream of the Bilious Beadle.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading _A. Shirley_ 89 ―――― Lady Arthur Hill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Bab
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
BalladsnounUS /ˈbælədz/
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
BalletnounUS /bæˈleɪ/
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
BeadlenounUS /ˈbiːdəl/
a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
From this reading _The dream of Eugene Aram._ The dream of the Bilious Beadle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
BiliousadjectiveUS /ˈbɪliəs/
relating to or containing bile
From this reading _The dream of Eugene Aram._ The dream of the Bilious Beadle.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Burmah
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
cannot
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
cheddarnounUS /ˈtʃedər/
a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
Chiselling
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
Colnoun
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
cumbersomeadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmbərsəm/
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a special loved one
From this reading _In the gloaming._ In the gloaming, oh! my darling!
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
doesn't
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Doveton
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _The dream of Eugene Aram._ The dream of the Bilious Beadle.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
EugenenounUS /juːˈdʒiːn/
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading _The dream of Eugene Aram._ The dream of the Bilious Beadle.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
obtain
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
GalateanounUS /ˌɡæləˈtiːə/
(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
gloamingnounUS /ˈɡloʊmɪŋ/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading _In the gloaming._ In the gloaming, oh! my darling!
depressingly dark
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
goryadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːri/
covered with blood
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading _A. Shirley_ 89 ―――― Lady Arthur Hill.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
How
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
IrvingnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
KnoxnounUS /nɑːks/
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
LawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
mashernoun
a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
MikadonounUS /mɪˈkɑːdoʊ/
the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
monarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _In the gloaming._ In the gloaming, oh! my darling!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
omissionsnounUS /oʊˈmɪʃənz/
plural of “omission” — a mistake resulting from neglect
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
on one occasion
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
parodynounUS /ˈperədi/
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a human being
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
PygmalionnounUS /ˌpɪɡˈmeɪljən/
(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Rads
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Ruddigore
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
RuddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
an educational institution
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Secretary'snounUS /ˈsekrəteriz/
possessive form of “secretary” — a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
Shirley
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From this reading _A. Shirley_ 89 ―――― Lady Arthur Hill.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the season of growth
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
swainnounUS /sweɪn/
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
sycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
express in words
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
TennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Thebaw
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
they've
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
Toole's
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
precisely as stated
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
weednounUS /wiːd/
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
at the time that
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
which person or people
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
witch'snounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪz/
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
yokels
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From this reading (Col. Knox) 133 _The Mikado._ On a battle field gory 134 Three little maids from school 134 On a seat in the garden 134 The flowers that bloom in the pot 135 The flowers that bloom in the spring 135 The Rads all the yokels to gain, tra la 139 At this general election, 1886 135 How much they’ve all been missed 135 Three little aids to health are we 136 In a cot by a river a lady forlorn 136 The Home Secretary’s song 277 _Ruddigore; or, the witch’s curse._ 136 Alterations, and omissions 137 Once upon a midnight dreary 137 Oh, why am I gloomy and sad 138 I once was a very abandoned person 138 Come hither, ye slaves of the weed 138 “Ruddy George,” at Toole’s Theatre 138 Roll on, thick haze, roll on 139 It really doesn’t matter 277 _Pygmalion and Galatea_ 139 Chiselling Pygmalion 139 The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree 140 _Bab Ballads_ 139 King Thebaw of Burmah 140 Thebaw was the king of the golden toe 141 A monarch of Burmah, I cannot tell why 141 A parody by F. B. Doveton 141 The Bishop and the Ballet 142 ―――― Thomas Hood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Said I to myself (Henry Irving) 130 When I went to the City (the masher) 131 Oh, nation gay (England to France) 131 Oh, foolish swain (Lawn Tennis) 131 _Princess Ida._ Henry George as the disagreeable man 132 If green cheddar you desire 132 I was not so very old 133 Of all the plans there are on earth 133 Ye who are cumbersome and slow 133 Common sense we bar 133 If you give me your attention.