used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ain't
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They always come when I ain't trying to make 'em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
in or near a particular place or position
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backwardsadverbUS /ˈbækwərdz/
at or to or toward the back or rear
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
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placed in a grave
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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chantingnounUS /ˈtʃæntɪŋ/
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
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Children's
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rid of obstructions
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They always come when I ain't trying to make 'em.
concertsnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərts/
plural of “concert” — a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
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neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
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dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
a quad with a square body
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at any time
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exercisesnounUS /ˈeksərsaɪzəz/
plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
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your parents
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FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
GIUSEPPE
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the act of departing
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'll
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I'm
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I've
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on condition that; in the event that
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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gain knowledge or skills
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I wonder if I'll ever be a big poet like Longfellow was.
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
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appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
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engage in
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MONKEYnounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
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the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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immediately following in time or order
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pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
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NICOLI
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the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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the state prevailing during the absence of war
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a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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pranced
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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
rhymenounUS /raɪm/
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
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plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
express in words
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an educational institution
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for that reason; with the result that
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express in speech
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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They always come when I ain't trying to make 'em.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
hard to endure
From this reading They always come when I ain't trying to make 'em.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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at the time that
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a Caucasian
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in the company of; together with
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the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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produce a literary work
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GIUSEPPE NICOLI AND THE MONKEY The next morning dawned bright and clear and cool, and Peace, hurrying to school with her nose buried in a great bunch of early roses from the stone house, pranced gaily down the hill chanting under her breath, "Roses, roses, yellow, red and white, you are surely lovely, sweet and bright--another rhyme!
