used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
(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 Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “O children! come and look at me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “O children! come and look at me!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
chasingverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “O children! come and look at me!
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
clumsilyadverbUS /ˈklʌmsəli/
in a clumsy manner
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “O children! come and look at me!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
at any time
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
how
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From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
JostlingnounUS /ˈdʒɑːsəlɪŋ/
the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “O children! come and look at me!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O children! come and look at me!
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
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 children! come and look at me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading We’ve driven the sun out of the sky, Made all the trees and bushes cry, And tightly closed the door.”
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was ever rain in such a glee As I have been all day?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
we're
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From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
we've
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From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
Whate'er
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From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
You'd
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From this reading Drop chasing drop most merrily, Jostling each other clumsily, You’d think we were in play.
you'll
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From this reading “And yet see how much work we’ve done, And then you’ll see we’re not in fun, Whate’er you thought before.
