(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 FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Mutton, the meat of sheep, is almost as good for food as beef.
in addition
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mutton, the meat of sheep, is almost as good for food as beef.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
BeefnounUS /biːf/
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
body-building
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From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
flesh-building
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From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mutton, the meat of sheep, is almost as good for food as beef.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
MeatsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meat” — the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
MuttonnounUS /ˈmʌtən/
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading Mutton, the meat of sheep, is almost as good for food as beef.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
and nothing more
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
the local environment
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
porknounUS /pɔːrk/
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Mutton, the meat of sheep, is almost as good for food as beef.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fish is an excellent food, but it has only little more than one half as much flesh-building matter as good beef.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOD AND HEALTH =Meats.=--Beef is the best of all meat for food.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
the act of using
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
VealnounUS /viːl/
meat from a calf
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Veal and pork also contain much body-building matter, but the stomach must work hard to prepare them for use.
worn-outadjective
used until no longer useful
From this reading Nearly one fifth of it can be used to repair the worn-out parts of the body.
