absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
BabiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Mamma called, “Hurry, hurry, or you will all be late to school!”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Mamma called, “Hurry, hurry, or you will all be late to school!”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies woke up cross.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Mamma called, “Hurry, hurry, or you will all be late to school!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
Ink-Bottle
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From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Mamma called, “Hurry, hurry, or you will all be late to school!”
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Mamma called, “Hurry, hurry, or you will all be late to school!”
MerrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
by chance
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
rovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
an educational institution
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Mamma called, “Hurry, hurry, or you will all be late to school!”
school-bells
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From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
deliver by singing
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
TELLERnounUS /ˈtelər/
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
to-day
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From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies woke up cross.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies are absent to-day, Or perhaps they lingered upon the way; I heard the Ink-Bottle Babies sigh, “We are busy bidding the birds good-bye!”
accept gladly
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Mamma called, “Hurry, hurry, or you will all be late to school!”
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The Ink-Bottle Babies woke up cross.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Every one of them got up out of the wrong side of the bed!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER October, October, you gay little rover, You are welcome, the wide world over; Merrily, merrily, school-bells ring And children all delight to sing.
