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Chapter XV
THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug. It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name. When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor. This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it. Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.”
wealth or financial means
From this reading “When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.”
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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 It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
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From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
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From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
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From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
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From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
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From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
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From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
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From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
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From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
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From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
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From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
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From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
wealth or financial means
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
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From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is a protection to it for few birds or animals care to feed on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most species of sap or blood sucking true bugs have a similar protecting odor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUASH BUG This common blackish or earth-colored bug is usually called the squash stink-bug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
at the time that
From this reading When disturbed it throws off from scent glands a small quantity of an oily substance which produces this odor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It has a very disagreeable odor which gives it this name.
