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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 [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
away
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
bird
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From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
blythe
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From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
bower
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
broidered
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
C
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From this reading C.J.S.
came
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
castle
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
come
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
Earl
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
espyed
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
fair
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From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
fear
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
gay
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From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
gipsy
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
glade
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
gown
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
green-wood
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
grief
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
hall
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
I'd
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
J
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From this reading C.J.S.
maid
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
more
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
Music
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
nut-brown
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
O
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
pine
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
pomp
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
pride
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
prithee
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
red
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
ride
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
riding
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
S
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From this reading C.J.S.
said
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From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
set
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
Sir
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From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In green-wood glade, fair Sir!" she said, "I am so blythe, as bird so gay.
stocks
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
tall
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From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
There
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From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading In thy castle tall, in bower and hall, I fear for grief I'd pine away."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
town
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
tramp
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
velvet
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From this reading "Thou shalt no more be set in stocks, And tramp about from town to town, But thou shalt ride in pomp and pride In velvet red and broidered gown."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Music] There came an Earl a riding by, A gipsy maid espyed he; "O nut-brown maid, from green-wood glade, O prithee come along with me."
