1810
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From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
1875
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From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
21
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From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
320
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From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
539
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From this reading 539.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
Burne's
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From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
a young person of either sex
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
Folk-Lore
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From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
I've
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From this reading ‘No, I’ve seen none of your child today, Nor none of the rest of your kin.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
IXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, I’ve seen none of your child today, Nor none of the rest of your kin.’
not one, and not any
From this reading ‘No, I’ve seen none of your child today, Nor none of the rest of your kin.’
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading ‘No, I’ve seen none of your child today, Nor none of the rest of your kin.’
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
nurse-maid
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From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
PatchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
QnounUS /kjuː/
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
QueriesnounUS /ˈkwɪriz/
plural of “query” — an instance of questioning
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
recitationnounUS /ˌresəˈteɪʃən/
written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
Salopian
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From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
ShredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading Salopian Shreds and Patches, July 21, 1875, in Miss Burne’s Shropshire Folk-Lore, p.
Shropshire
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From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading K Notes and Queries, First Series, IX, 320; taken down by S. P. Q. from the recitation of a nurse-maid in Shropshire about 1810.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Have you seen any of my child today, Or any of the rest of my kin?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘No, I’ve seen none of your child today, Nor none of the rest of your kin.’
