used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Sweet springtime is coming, coming along, Blow, blow, blow!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
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 Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
exhale hard
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Sweet springtime is coming, coming along, Blow, blow, blow!”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
Don't
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From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
half-holidaynoun
a day on which half is free from work or duty
From this reading One day in the merry month of March, the Ink-Bottle Papa said, “I have a half-holiday.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day in the merry month of March, the Ink-Bottle Papa said, “I have a half-holiday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day in the merry month of March, the Ink-Bottle Papa said, “I have a half-holiday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
Ink-Bottle
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From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
KITESnounUS /kaɪts/
plural of “kite” — a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
march in a procession
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading One day in the merry month of March, the Ink-Bottle Papa said, “I have a half-holiday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day in the merry month of March, the Ink-Bottle Papa said, “I have a half-holiday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day in the merry month of March, the Ink-Bottle Papa said, “I have a half-holiday.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading One day in the merry month of March, the Ink-Bottle Papa said, “I have a half-holiday.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
springtimenounUS /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/
the season of growth
From this reading Sweet springtime is coming, coming along, Blow, blow, blow!”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Sweet springtime is coming, coming along, Blow, blow, blow!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
We'll
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From this reading Said the Ink-Bottle Babies, “Don’t blow us away;” They said, “It is fun in the wind to play; We’ll fly our kites on this merry March day.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE MAGIC KITES The merry March wind is singing a song, “Blow, blow, blow!
