adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
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 There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun.
bobolinks
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From this reading The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun.
bonnets
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From this reading The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * * * But how he set, I know not.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
dominienoun
a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * But how he set, I know not.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun.
how
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From this reading * * * But how he set, I know not.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading * * * But how he set, I know not.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * But how he set, I know not.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
purplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/
a purple color or pigment
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
PutverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading * * * But how he set, I know not.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I said softly to myself, "That must have been the sun!"
untiedadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪd/
not tied
From this reading The hills untied their bonnets, The bobolinks begun.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
XXIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading XXIII.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading There seemed a purple stile Which little yellow boys and girls Were climbing all the while Till when they reached the other side, A dominie in gray Put gently up the evening bars, And led the flock away.
