adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What do you see, a harvest of clover?
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 And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
beeves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
clovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading What do you see, a harvest of clover?
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you see, a harvest of clover?
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
fiddlenounUS /ˈfɪdəl/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
FiddlernounUS /ˈfɪdələr/
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading What do you see, a harvest of clover?
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
JonesnounUS /dʒoʊnz/
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
keepsnounUS /kiːps/
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
marketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Or a meadow to walk through to the river?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do you see, a harvest of clover?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or a meadow to walk through to the river?
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Or a meadow to walk through to the river?
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What do you see, a harvest of clover?
skirtsnounUS /skɜːrts/
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Or a meadow to walk through to the river?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or a meadow to walk through to the river?
vibrationnounUS /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/
the act of vibrating
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Or a meadow to walk through to the river?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you see, a harvest of clover?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And if the people find you can fiddle, Why, fiddle you must, for all your life.
wind'snounUS /wɪndz/
possessive form of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind’s in the corn; you rub your hands For beeves hereafter ready for market; Or else you hear the rustle of skirts Like the girls when dancing at Little Grove.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fiddler Jones The earth keeps some vibration going There in your heart, and that is you.
