19
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From this reading 19.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
ainadjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
Annet
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From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
bonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
draps
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From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
etc
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From this reading On the, etc.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
He's
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From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
Hey
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From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
how
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From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
hyndberry
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From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
livd
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From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
Margaret
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From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
Marjorie
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From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the, etc.
and nothing more
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
penknifenoun
a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
punounUS /puː/
a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the, etc.
in or at that place or location
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
twinedverbUS /twaɪnd/
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading He's taken out his wee penknife, Hey how bonnie And he's twined her o her ain sweet life.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading #c.# _The first stanza, only_: There were three sisters livd in a bower, Fair Annet and Margaret and Marjorie And they went out to pu a flower.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And the dew draps off the hyndberry tree #B. a.# "To a wild melancholy old tune not in any collection."
