used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(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 _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
birdlings
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From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
a young person of either sex
From this reading Where can you find a child who does not watch for the first robin of spring-time?
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
EugenenounUS /juːˈdʒiːn/
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
fareth
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From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Where can you find a child who does not watch for the first robin of spring-time?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Where can you find a child who does not watch for the first robin of spring-time?
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
goeth
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From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
kinglyadjectiveUS /ˈkɪŋli/
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
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)
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
a boy or man
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
engage in
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
nesting-place
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From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
participate in games or sport
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
posies
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From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
robinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Where can you find a child who does not watch for the first robin of spring-time?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
SIMONDS
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From this reading C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
spring-time
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From this reading Where can you find a child who does not watch for the first robin of spring-time?
sunbeams
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From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _--Eugene Field._ Boston: L. C. Page and Company Made in U.S.A.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
close enough to be walked to
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
look attentively
From this reading Where can you find a child who does not watch for the first robin of spring-time?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
at the time that
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
in or at the place that
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
which person or people
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading _"When our babe he goeth walking in his garden Around his tinkling feet the sunbeams play; The posies they are good to him And bow them as they should to him As he fareth upon his kingly way: The birdlings of the wood to him Make music, gentle music, all the day When our babe he goeth walking in his garden."_
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where can you find a lad who does not treasure among his secrets the nesting-place of some pair of birds?
