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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 If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HOW WE USE THEM.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
beefsteaknounUS /ˈbiːfsteɪk/
a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
butcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
take in solid food
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
killsnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
MUSCLESnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HOW WE USE THEM.
mutton-chops
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From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
come into possession of
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
express in words
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HOW WE USE THEM.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HOW WE USE THEM.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
the act of using
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HOW WE USE THEM.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HOW WE USE THEM.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Muscles.~--Where do people obtain the beefsteak and the mutton-chops which they eat for breakfast?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From the butcher, you will say; and the butcher gets them from the sheep and cattle which he kills.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you will clasp your arm you will notice that the bones are covered by a soft substance, the flesh.
