1772
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From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
1834
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From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
(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 The world is all one’s own.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But in my sleep to you I fly: I’m always with you in my sleep!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
dearly loved
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
featheryadjectiveUS /ˈfeðəri/
resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
I'd
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From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
I'm
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From this reading But in my sleep to you I fly: I’m always with you in my sleep!
not in action or at work
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in my sleep to you I fly: I’m always with you in my sleep!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
one's
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From this reading The world is all one’s own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The world is all one’s own.
recommendedverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
school-girls
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From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But in my sleep to you I fly: I’m always with you in my sleep!
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world is all one’s own.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But thoughts like these are idle things And I stay here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “If I Had But Two Little Wings,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), is recommended by a number of teachers and school-girls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But in my sleep to you I fly: I’m always with you in my sleep!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world is all one’s own.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear!
