used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Yankey Doodle, Boys; Huzza!
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
CHORUSnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading CHORUS.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
DoodlenounUS /ˈduːdəl/
an aimless drawing
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
DrumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
fanoun
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
FiddlenounUS /ˈfɪdəl/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
Huzza
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From this reading _Yankey Doodle, Boys; Huzza!
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
and nothing more
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
deliver by singing
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
term of address for a man
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
solnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
hurting
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
They'll
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From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
a special situation
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
TrumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
TwillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Down outside--up the middle-- Yankey Doodle_, fa, sol, la, _Trumpet, Drum, and Fiddle._ II.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
WagenounUS /weɪdʒ/
something that remunerates
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
We'll
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From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
woundy
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From this reading Should Great Britain, Spain, or France Wage war upon our shore, sir, We'll lead them such a _woundy_ dance, They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
Yankey
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From this reading Yankey Doodle is the tune Americans delight in; 'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play, And just the thing for fighting.
