used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
in the past
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
(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 All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
for the reason that
From this reading "I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Who'll toll the bell?
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
BullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading "I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
CockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
don't
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From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
How
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From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
I'll
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From this reading "I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
I've
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From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when it was night, So sad was their plight!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And when it was night, So sad was their plight!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading And when it was night, So sad was their plight!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading And when it was night, So sad was their plight!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
express in words
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when it was night, So sad was their plight!
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who'll toll the bell?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And when it was night, So sad was their plight!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
tollnounUS /toʊl/
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading Who'll toll the bell?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when it was night, So sad was their plight!
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
at the time that
From this reading All the birds of the air Fell to sighing and sobbing When they heard the bell toll For poor Cock Robin.
Who'll
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From this reading Who'll toll the bell?
belonging to which person
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a fine summer's day, And left in a wood, as I've heard people say.
