Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

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From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

(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 _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

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From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

plural of “blob” — an indistinct shapeless form

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

plural of “buttercup” — any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

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From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

a situation in which people or things are crowded together

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

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From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

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From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

an agenda of things to do

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

-ing form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

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From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

ranking above all others

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

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From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

assemble or get together

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

coins made of gold

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

lacking graciousness

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

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From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

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From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

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From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

something that is lost

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

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From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

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From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

in a joyous manner

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

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From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

feel sadness

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

not any; not one

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

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From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

look furtively

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

plural of “peep” — the short weak cry of a young bird

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

have in common

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

to grasp hastily or eagerly

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

refrain from harming

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

propel through the air

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading --Good gracious me, how merrily they fare: One sees a fairer cowslip than the rest, And off they shout--the foremost bidding fair To get the prize--and earnest half and jest The next one pops her down--and from her hand Her basket falls and out her cowslips all Tumble and litter there--the merry band In laughing friendship round about her fall To helpen gather up the littered flowers That she no loss may mourn.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading _Sport in the Meadows_ Maytime is to the meadows coming in, And cowslip peeps have gotten eer so big, And water blobs and all their golden kin Crowd round the shallows by the striding brig.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading --For they want some for tea and some for wine And some to maken up a cuckaball To throw across the garland's silken line That reaches oer the street from wall to wall.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The sheep and cows are crowding for a share And snatch the blossoms in such eager haste That basket-bearing children running there Do think within their hearts they'll get them all And hoot and drive them from their graceless waste As though there wa'n't a cowslip peep to spare.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading Daisies and buttercups and ladysmocks Are all abouten shining here and there, Nodding about their gold and yellow locks Like morts of folken flocking at a fair.