Chapter XVIII

(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 And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

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

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

next to; at the side of

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

a young person of either sex

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

a small wooded hollow

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

bottle that has a narrow neck

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

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From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

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From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

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

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

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From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

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

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

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From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

newly made

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

precisely, exactly

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

possessing sweep

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

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

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading And all her mother’s message She told with right good-will, How that the father was away, And the little child was ill.

inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And then she swept the hearth up clean, And then the table spread; And next she fed the dog and bird; And then she made the bed.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading “And go now,” said the grandmother, “Ten paces down the dell, And bring in water for the day; Thou know’st the lady-well!”

of or relating to or derived from wheat

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading And long before the sun was hot, And morning mists had cleared, Beside the good old grandmother The willing child appeared.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Away tripped little Mabel, With the wheaten cake so fine; With the new-made pat of butter, And the little flask of wine.