28
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From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
62
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From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
96
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From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
apronnounUS /ˈeɪprən/
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
BLYNKEN
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From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
brewverbUS /bruː/
prepare by brewing
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
chewverbUS /tʃuː/
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
couldn't
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From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
MarchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
NODverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
PEACHnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
SUGAR-PLUM
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From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too true!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE LITTLE PEACH 96 John took a bite and Sue a chew, And then the trouble began to brew,-- Trouble the doctor couldn’t subdue.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Too true!
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With big tin trumpet and little red drum, Marching like soldiers, the children come!
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
WYNKEN
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From this reading WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 62 Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SUGAR-PLUM TREE 28 And you carry away of the treasure that rains As much as your apron can hold!
