used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of 'Carrots,' 'Us,' Etc.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
a youthful male person
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
can't
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From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
CarrotsnounUS /ˈkærəts/
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading Author of 'Carrots,' 'Us,' Etc.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
cricket-ball
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From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
Etc
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From this reading Author of 'Carrots,' 'Us,' Etc.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
coins made of gold
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He trotted upstairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
I'll
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From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
I'm
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From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
Macmillan
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From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of 'Carrots,' 'Us,' Etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
by chance
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
precisely, exactly
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
be standing; be upright
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading He trotted upstairs.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
on a floor above
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Author of 'Carrots,' 'Us,' Etc.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
at the time that
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Perhaps trotting is not quite the right word, but I can't find a better.
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
a late time of life
From this reading 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.'
the day immediately before today
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading WORDSWORTH London Macmillan and Co. and New York "I was four yesterday; when I'm quite old I'll have a cricket-ball made of pure gold; I'll never stand up to show that I'm grown; I'll go at liberty upstairs or down."
