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Pages for Laughing Eyes

Chapter I

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Eyes.
SLEIGHING SONG.
Hurrah!
Hurrah! for the jolly snow!
Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pages for Laughing Eyes

Chapter I

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Eyes.
Line 2
SLEIGHING SONG.
Line 3
Hurrah!
Line 4
Hurrah! for the jolly snow!
Line 5
Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!”

All words in this reading · 29

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

Dear

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

drive

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

Eyes

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From this reading Eyes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hurrah! for the jolly snow!

glad

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

go

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

Hurrah

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From this reading Hurrah!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

jolly

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From this reading Hurrah! for the jolly snow!

lightly

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

nice

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

see

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

sister

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

sleigh

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From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

SLEIGHING

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From this reading SLEIGHING SONG.

snow

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From this reading Hurrah! for the jolly snow!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

SONG

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From this reading SLEIGHING SONG.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Hurrah! for the jolly snow!

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Over it we lightly go: Dear sister is so glad, you see, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me, To have a nice drive in the sleigh with me-- Hurrah!