adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
balsamnounUS /ˈbɔːlsəm/
any seed plant yielding balsam
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
BLUEBIRDnounUS /ˈbluːbɜːrd/
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
bluishadjectiveUS /ˈbluːɪʃ/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
darkies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
featheredadjectiveUS /ˈfeðərd/
adorned with feathers or plumes
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
flower-beds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
fluffnounUS /flʌf/
any light downy material
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
GEOGRAPHYnounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading . good-by!
grayishadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪɪʃ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
silverishadjective
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
SingverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
tree-tops
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading GEOGRAPHY I can tell balsam trees By their grayish bluish silverish look of smoke.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Before you go, Sing me one more song Of tree-tops down south, Of darkies singing their babies to sleep, Of sand and glittering stones Where rivers pass; Then .
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BLUEBIRD Oh bluebird with light red breast, And your blue back like a feathered sky, You have to go down south Before biting winter comes And my flower-beds are covered with fluff out of the clouds.
