AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
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 I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
Amy
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From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
BlowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading I have a surprise for you, Mother, Shaped like a strange butterfly.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
cannot
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From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
curlverbUS /kɜːrl/
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
how
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From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I sing, you listen; If I think, you know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If I sing, you listen; If I think, you know.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading If I sing, you listen; If I think, you know.
LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
PrefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
ShapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading I have a surprise for you, Mother, Shaped like a strange butterfly.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading If I sing, you listen; If I think, you know.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I have a surprise for you, Mother, Shaped like a strange butterfly.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I have a surprise for you, Mother, Shaped like a strange butterfly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
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 With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If I sing, you listen; If I think, you know.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I have found a way of thinking To make you happy; I have made a song and a poem All twisted into one.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I have a secret from everybody in the world full of people But I cannot always remember how it goes; It is a song For you, Mother, With a curl of cloud and a feather of blue And a mist Blowing along the sky.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With A Preface By Amy Lowell I have a dream for you, Mother, Like a soft thick fringe to hide your eyes.
