1899
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped October, 1899.
1901
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From this reading Reprinted November, 1899; June, 1901.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
a-talking
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From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
a-walking
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From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped October, 1899.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
a young person of either sex
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
electrotyped
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped October, 1899.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
flutenounUS /fluːt/
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?"
Hilda's
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From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?"
JingleverbUS /ˈdʒɪŋɡəl/
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Reprinted November, 1899; June, 1901.
kittennounUS /ˈkɪtən/
young domestic cat
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Reprinted November, 1899; June, 1901.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Set up and electrotyped October, 1899.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
ReprintedverbUS /riˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “reprint” — print anew
From this reading Reprinted November, 1899; June, 1901.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?"
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped October, 1899.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
tootnounUS /tuːt/
a blast of a horn
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
tooted
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From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
tooters
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From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped October, 1899.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
which person or people
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To Hilda's Child The Jingle Book A Serious Question A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
