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Airy Fairy Lilian
Airy Fairy Lilian

Chapter XII

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"Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.
And will I see his face again?
And will I hear him speak?
I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.
It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Airy Fairy Lilian

Chapter XII

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.
Line 2
And will I see his face again?
Line 3
And will I hear him speak?
Line 4
I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.
Line 5
It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And will I see his face again?”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And will I hear him speak?”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And will I hear him speak?”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.”

Tongue noun US /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.”

All words in this reading · 59

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And will I see his face again?

air

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

all

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And will I see his face again?

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

breath's

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

bring

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

caller

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

comes

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

day

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

dizzy

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

downright

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

face

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From this reading And will I see his face again?

fit

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

greet

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And will I hear him speak?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And will I hear him speak?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

hundred

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading And will I see his face again?

I'm

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

important

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

in't

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

J

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

like

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

Lilian

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

MICKLE

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

most

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

music

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

Sae

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

see

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From this reading And will I see his face again?

sixty-five

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

smooth

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

speak

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From this reading And will I hear him speak?

stair

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

sweet

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

Taffy

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

three

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From this reading It is the most important day of all the three hundred and sixty-five, at least to Lilian, because it will bring her Taffy.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

tonguenounUS /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

troth

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

up

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

very

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

voice

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From this reading "Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue His breath's like caller air; His very fit has music in't, As he comes up the stair.

W

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From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And will I see his face again?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I'm downright dizzy with the thought, In troth I'm like to greet."--W. J. MICKLE.