used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
anew
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
Black-and-Whiteadjective
lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
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BROOKEnounUS /brʊk/
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
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burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
showing who or what does the action
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
having or capable of producing colors
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taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
DrawingsnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
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the act of consuming food
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading LONDON, ENGLAND.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
FREDERICKnounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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jigverbUS /dʒɪɡ/
dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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LESLIE
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, ENGLAND.
LTD
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From this reading LTD.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
Norwich
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From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
amounting to a large indefinite number
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pease-porridge
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From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
PignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading To market, to market, to buy a fat Pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
WARNE
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how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Man in the Moon Came tumbling down, And asked his way to Norwich; They told him south, And he burnt his mouth With eating cold pease-porridge.
in the company of; together with
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