1919
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From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
in the past
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
(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 Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
BedtimenounUS /ˈbedtaɪm/
the time you go to bed
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
a youthful male person
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
etc
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From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
featheredadjectiveUS /ˈfeðərd/
adorned with feathers or plumes
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
a boy or man
From this reading A handsome little fellow is this whistler.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
gladdens
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From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading A handsome little fellow is this whistler.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
MeadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
OrchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
deliver by singing
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
the season of growth
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
Story-Books
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From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many and many a time has Farmer Brown's boy stopped to whistle back, and never has he failed to get a response.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
at the time that
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
whistlernounUS /ˈwɪslər/
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading A handsome little fellow is this whistler.
whistlesnounUS /ˈwɪsəlz/
plural of “whistle” — the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
which person or people
From this reading Most of them sing, but there is one who whistles, and it is such a clear and cheery whistle that it gladdens the hearts of all who hear it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Author of “Old Mother West Wind,” “The Bedtime Story-Books,” etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Boston: Little, Brown, And Company 1919 ````A cheery whistle or a song ````Will help the daily work along.= |The little feathered people of the Green Meadows, the Green Forest and the Old Orchard learned this long ago, and it is one reason why you will so often find them singing with all their might when they are hard at work building their homes in the spring.
