1860
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From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
awa
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From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
(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 O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
rid of obstructions
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
earl'snounUS /ɜːrlz/
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
Enquiring
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From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
gingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
coins made of gold
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
gypsie
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From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
gypsiesnounUS /ˈdʒɪpsiz/
plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
ienoun
a commercial browser
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
a boy or man
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
ladie
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From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
Margaret
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From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
Meath
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From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
nutmegnounUS /ˈnʌtmeɡ/
East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
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 O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
Reburn
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From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
She's
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From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading * * * * * I From Miss Margaret Reburn, “as sung in County Meath, Ireland, about 1860.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O And they sang so sweet, and they sang so clear, Down cam the earl’s ladie.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There come seven gypsies on a day, Oh, but they sang bonny!
a special situation
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O They gave to her the nutmeg, And they gave to her the ginger; But she gave to them a far better thing, The seven gold rings off her fingers.
at the time that
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the earl he did come home, Enquiring for his ladie, One of the servants made this reply, ‘She’s awa with the gypsie lad[d]ie.’
