used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(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 "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
applesnounUS /ˈæpəlz/
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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bountifuladjectiveUS /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/
given or giving freely
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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Carew's
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES DICKENS.
a young person of either sex
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
a female human offspring
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the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
DICKENSnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading CHARLES DICKENS.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
Gilbert'snounUS /ˈɡɪlbərts/
possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
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be suspended or hanging
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
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a sacred place of pilgrimage
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
nutsadjectiveUS /nʌts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
primest
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From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
ripe-brown
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From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
a reason for wanting something done
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SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
showeringverbUS /ˈʃaʊərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shower” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then apples so red Hang overhead, And nuts, ripe-brown, Come showering down In the bountiful days of September!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
there's
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United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Thomas Nelson and Sons London, Edinburgh, and New York "Oh! there's nothing on earth half so holy As the innocent heart of a child."
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "There are twelve months throughout the year, From January to December, And the primest month of all the twelve Is the merry month of September!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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