Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

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From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

(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 _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

terminate

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

dearly loved

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

the organ of sight

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

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From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

assemble or get together

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

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From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

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From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

being seven more than eighty

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

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From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

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From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

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From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

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From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

not one, and not any

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

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 _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

express in words

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

term of address for a man

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading TENNYSON.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

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From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

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From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There’s many a black black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There’s Margaret and Mary, there’s Kate and Caroline: But none so fair as little Alice in all the land they say, So I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

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From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

at the time that

From this reading I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall never wake, If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break: But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading * * * * * _Oh, many a shaft at random sent,_ _Finds mark, the archer little meant!_ _And many a word at random spoken,_ _May soothe, or wound, a heart that’s broken._ --_Sir Walter Scott._ LXXXVII.--THE MAY QUEEN.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _FIRST READING._ You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.