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INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE. In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development. The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe. There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined. Insects vary greatly in size.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.”
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading “In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
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From this reading The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe.
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From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
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From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe.
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From this reading Insects vary greatly in size.
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From this reading The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe.
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From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe.
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From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
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From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe.
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From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
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From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading Insects vary greatly in size.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The insects comprise the largest group of animals on the globe.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading There are about four times as many different kinds of insects as all other kinds of animals combined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
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From this reading Insects vary greatly in size.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In undertaking a study of insects it is well first of all to know something about what they are, their general nature, appearance, habits and development.
but in spite of that
From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading INSECTS "_There is a difference between a grub and a butterfly; yet your butterfly was a grub._" --SHAKESPEARE.
