used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
briars
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
at any time
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
gallows-treenoun
alternative terms for gallows
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
coins made of gold
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ‘Hold up, hold up your hands so high!
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ‘Hold up, hold up your hands so high!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ‘Hold up, hold up your hands so high!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
ll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
Oer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
prickverbUS /prɪk/
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
pricklyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪkli/
very irritable
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
except for; apart from
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Hold up, hold up your hands so high!
hurting
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh the briars, the prickly briars, They prick my heart full sore; If ever I get free from the gallows-tree, I’[ll] never get there any more.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Oh mother hast thou any gold for me, Any money to buy me free, To save my body from the cold clay ground, And my head from the gallows-tree?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Hold up, hold up your hands so high!
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading For I think I see my own mother coming Oer yonder stile to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Hold up, hold up your hands so high!
