1809
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From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
1892
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From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
anew
From this reading Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again, Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
ah
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From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
(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 Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again, Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again, Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
cooverbUS /kuː/
speak softly or lovingly
From this reading Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again, Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
a young female
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
meltingnounUS /ˈmeltɪŋ/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
MilkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
Ringdoves
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From this reading Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again, Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
express in words
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again, Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
tressnounUS /tres/
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
a Caucasian
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
which person or people
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!) And dazzling in their glow; On whom they beam With melting gleam, - Wouldn't you like to know?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come, Robin, Robin, Come and kiss me now; Help it can I? with my hands Milking the cow?
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Her sunny hair is wondrous fair, And wavy in its flow; Who made it less One little tress, - Wouldn't you like to know?
wooverbUS /wuː/
seek someone's favor
From this reading Ringdoves coo again, All things woo again, Come behind and kiss me milking the cow!
WOULDN'T
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From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892] "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW" I know a girl with teeth of pearl, And shoulders white as snow; She lives, - ah well, I must not tell, - Wouldn't you like to know?
