adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
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 Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
astrayadverbUS /əˈstreɪ/
away from the right path or direction
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Low down--low down!
duntin
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From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
eenounUS /iː/
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
fairynounUS /ˈferi/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
I've
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From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
JunenounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
lanternsnounUS /ˈlæntərnz/
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
liddle
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From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
LowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Low down--low down!
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
middest
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From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
she'd
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From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
Twas
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From this reading ‘Twas right in the middest of a hot June night, With thunder duntin’ round, And I seed her face by the fairy light That beats from off the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where the liddle green lanterns shine-- Oh! maids, I’ve done with ‘ee all but one, And she can never be mine!
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading She only smiled and she never spoke, She smiled and went away; But when she’d gone my heart was broke, And my wits was clean astray.
