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Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. IV
Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. IV

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. IV is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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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.
(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 dream of Eugene Aram._ The dream of the Bilious Beadle.
_A. Shirley_ 89 ―――― Lady Arthur Hill.
_In the gloaming._ In the gloaming, oh! my darling!
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Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. IV

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. IV is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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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.
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(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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_The dream of Eugene Aram._ The dream of the Bilious Beadle.
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_A. Shirley_ 89 ―――― Lady Arthur Hill.
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_In the gloaming._ In the gloaming, oh! my darling!
/ɪn ðə ˈɡloʊmɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɡloʊmɪŋ oʊ maɪ ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cheddar noun US /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.”

cumbersome adjective US /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.”

Galatea noun US /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

Mikado noun US /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.”

omissions noun US /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.”

Pygmalion noun US /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.”

Secretary's noun US /ˈsekrəteriz/

possessive form of “secretary” — a person who is head of an administrative department of government

witch's noun US /ˈwɪtʃɪz/

possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

Lawn Tennis noun + noun

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

In 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.”

Common sense adjective + noun

sound practical judgment

In 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.”

sycamore tree noun + noun

In 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.”

general election adjective + noun

a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies

In 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.”

Come hither verb + particle

In 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.”

poor soul adjective + noun

In 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.”

on earth preposition + noun

used with question words to convey surprise

In 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.”

little maids adjective + noun counted as “little maid”

In 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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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading 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.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

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.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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.

ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/

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.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

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.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

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.

BnounUS /biː/

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.

barnounUS /bɑːr/

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.

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

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.

BishopnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/

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.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

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.

CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/

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.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

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.

CommonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

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.

cursenounUS /kɜːrs/

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.

darlingnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/

a special loved one

From this reading _In the gloaming._ In the gloaming, oh! my darling!

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

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.

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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.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

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.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

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.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

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.

FnounUS /ef/

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.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

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.

flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/

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.

foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/

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.

FrancenounUS /fræns/

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.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

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.

gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

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.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

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.

gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/

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.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

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.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

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.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

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!

gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/

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.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

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.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

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.

healthnounUS /helθ/

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.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

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.

HillnounUS /hɪl/

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.

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

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.

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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.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

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.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

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.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

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.

lanounUS /lɑː/

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.

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

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.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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.

mannounUS /mæn/

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.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

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.

mepronounUS /miː/

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.

midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/

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.

missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/

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.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

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.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _In the gloaming._ In the gloaming, oh! my darling!

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

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.

nationnounUS /ˈneɪʃən/

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.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

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.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

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.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

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.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(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.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

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.

OnceadverbUS /wʌns/

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.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

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.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

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.

plansnounUS /plænz/

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.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

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.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

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.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

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.

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

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.

RollverbUS /roʊl/

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.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

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.

SaidadjectiveUS /sed/

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.

satnounUS /sæt/

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.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

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.

seatnounUS /siːt/

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.

sensenounUS /sens/

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.

slavesnounUS /sleɪvz/

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.

slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/

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.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

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.

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

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.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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.

springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

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.

tellverbUS /tel/

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.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

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.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

TheatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/

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.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

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.

thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/

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.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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.

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

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.

ThreenounUS /θriː/

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.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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.

tra

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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.

treenounUS /triː/

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.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

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.

wepronounUS /wiː/

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.

wentverbUS /went/

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.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

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.

whopronounUS /huː/

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.

whynounUS /waɪ/

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.

YepronounUS /jiː/

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.

youpronounUS /juː/

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.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

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.

Chapter 31 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. IV by Walter [Compiler] Hamilton holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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