used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
equally
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
(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 Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You have lungs just the same as the bird, and breathe as it does.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading You have lungs just the same as the bird, and breathe as it does.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I wonder if you can guess what this is!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have lungs just the same as the bird, and breathe as it does.
divisible by two
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
a young female
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I wonder if you can guess what this is!
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
how
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From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if you can guess what this is!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
and nothing more
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
lungsnounUS /lʌŋz/
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading You have lungs just the same as the bird, and breathe as it does.
MOTHER'SnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
not any; not one
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
precisely, exactly
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
Identical; not different.
From this reading You have lungs just the same as the bird, and breathe as it does.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
express in words
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
in or at that place or location
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is it not queer how much alike the flowers and birds and little girls are, after all, even if they do not look at all alike?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I wonder if you can guess what this is!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder if you can guess what this is!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if you can guess what this is!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
an affirmative
From this reading No, it is not about a flower, nor a bird--but, yes, you have guessed it right, for it is about a girl just like you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MOTHER'S BABY There is another wonderful secret that I have to tell you.
