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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
all
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
alphabetical
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
ANNIE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
April
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
AUNT
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
bar
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
beaten
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
belongs
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
bird-songs
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
book
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
BOY
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
CAT
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
CLAUDE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
CLEARER
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
COAT
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
Contents
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
COON
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
coronet
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
CRIPPLE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
dewy
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
diamonds
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
DIE
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
Dusk's
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
FAIRY-TALE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
FANCIES
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
FER
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
GIRL
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
glittering
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
GOBLINS
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
gold
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
HAPPY
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
HAY-MOW
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
hills
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
HIRED
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
HOME-MADE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
IMPETUOUS
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
JOLLY
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
KNEE
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
laughter
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
LIFE-LESSON
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
light
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
list
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
listing
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From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
litter
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
LUGUBRIOUS
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
MAKED
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
MAN
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
MARY'S
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
MILLER
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
minted
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
Morning's
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
NAUGHTY
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
night
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
NINE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
Note
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
occur
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From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
OLD
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
ORPHANT
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
owns
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
pasture-bars
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
PEOPLE
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
PET
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
PIXY
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
poems
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
provided
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From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
RAGGEDY
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
rainbow's
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
RESOLVE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
RIDER
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
rills
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
rim
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
RUNAWAY
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
SANTY-CLAUS
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
scraps
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
second
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From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
set
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
SHOWER
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
SIDE
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
silver
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
skies
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
SOUTH
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
SQUIRTGUN
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
stars
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
SUDDENnounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
SUN
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
SUNNY
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
Table
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
taken
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A second Table of Contents, listing the poems in the order they occur in this book, has been provided by the transcriber.]
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
TRAMP
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
transcriber
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From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
twinkle
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From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
TWITTERINGS
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
UNCLE
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
WAITIN
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Note from the transcriber: The Table of Contents below was taken from the book and is an alphabetical list of the poems.
WHING-WHANG
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From this reading HAPPY LITTLE CRIPPLE, THE HOME-MADE FAIRY-TALE, A IMPETUOUS RESOLVE, AN JOLLY MILLER, THE LIFE-LESSON, A LITTLE COAT, THE LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE LUGUBRIOUS WHING-WHANG, THE NAUGHTY CLAUDE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS, THE OLD AUNT MARY'S OLD HAY-MOW, THE OLD TRAMP, THE ON THE SUNNY SIDE OUR HIRED GIRL
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
WINDnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
WINTER
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _He owns the bird-songs of the hills-- The laughter of the April rills; And his are all the diamonds set In Morning's dewy coronet,-- And his the Dusk's first minted stars That twinkle through the pasture-bars And litter all the skies at night With glittering scraps of silver light;-- The rainbow's bar, from rim to rim, In beaten gold, belongs to him._
WUZ
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From this reading PET COON, THE PIXY PEOPLE, THE RAGGEDY MAN, THE RIDER OF THE KNEE, THE RUNAWAY BOY, THE SOUTH WIND AND THE SUN, THE SQUIRTGUN UNCLE MAKED ME, THE SUDDEN SHOWER, A TIME OF CLEARER TWITTERINGS WAITIN' FER THE CAT TO DIE WHO SANTY-CLAUS WUZ WINTER FANCIES
