used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
anigh
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
BarracknounUS /ˈbærək/
a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
baynit
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
beggarsnounUS /ˈbeɡərz/
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
bloomin
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From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
butterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
Dagshai
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
Don't
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
loosedverbUS /luːst/
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
Mulvaney
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From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
parapetnounUS /ˈperəpet/
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
pipesnounUS /paɪps/
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
playin
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
pouchnounUS /paʊtʃ/
a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
theoriesnounUS /ˈθɪriz/
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading He had theories about the Army, and coloured clay pipes perfectly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
Tommy
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
volleynounUS /ˈvɑːli/
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Barrack Room Ballad._ My friend Private Mulvaney told me this, sitting on the parapet of the road to Dagshai, when we were hunting butterflies together.
at the time that
From this reading So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out, We used the bloomin' butt, Ho!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
yer
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From this reading Don't yer come anigh, When Tommy is a playin' with the baynit an' the butt.
