used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
absorbverbUS /əbˈzɔːrb/
become imbued
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
accumulateverbUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/
get or gather together
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
anew
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
(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 Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
AngularadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡjələr/
measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
crumbleverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəl/
fall apart
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
dissolvedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
divisible by two
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
flattenedadjectiveUS /ˈflætənd/
having been flattened
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
grainsnounUS /ɡreɪnz/
plural of “grain” — a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
juttingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌtɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
mineralnounUS /ˈmɪnərəl/
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
percolatingverbUS /ˈpɜːrkəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “percolate” — permeate or penetrate gradually
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
PlantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
quartznounUS /kwɔːrts/
colorless glass made of almost pure silica
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
reducingnounUS /rəˈduːsɪŋ/
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
robsverbUS /rɑːbz/
third-person singular of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
saltsnounUS /sɔːlts/
plural of “salt” — a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
shaly
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From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
sizesnounUS /ˈsaɪzəz/
plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
solubleadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːljəbəl/
(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
stratanounUS /ˈstrætə/
plural of “stratum” — one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
From this reading Angular fragments of all sizes, but all more or less flattened, come from strata of shaly rock, that can be seen jutting out far above.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
substancesnounUS /ˈsʌbstənsəz/
plural of “substance” — the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
transformverbUS /trænˈsfɔːrm/
subject to a mathematical transformation
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The air itself causes rocks to crumble; percolating water robs them of their soluble salts, reducing even solid granite to a loose mass of quartz grains and clay.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The decay of rock is well shown by the materials that accumulate at the base of a cliff.
at the time that
From this reading Plants and animals absorb as food the mineral substances of rocks, when they are dissolved in water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They transform these food elements into their own body substance, and finally give back their dead bodies, the mineral substances of which are freed by decay to return to the earth, and become elements of rock again.
