used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
in addition
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
a quantity of money
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remaining seven pints are water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
body-building
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From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
(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 There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
gallonnounUS /ˈɡælən/
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
limenounUS /laɪm/
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
engage in
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
mineralnounUS /ˈmɪnərəl/
solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
used to form the superlative
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
pintsnounUS /paɪnts/
plural of “pint” — a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading The remaining seven pints are water.
POISONverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
not used up
From this reading The remaining seven pints are water.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The remaining seven pints are water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
strengthenverbUS /ˈstreŋθən/
make strong or stronger
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
teacupfulnoun
as much as a teacup will hold
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In one gallon of milk there is about one teacupful of pure fat, nearly the same amount of sugar, one teacupful of body-building food needed to make muscle and blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It contains everything needed to build and strengthen the body.
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 remaining seven pints are water.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MILK MAY BE A FOOD OR A POISON =Of what Milk is Made.=--Milk is the most perfect food known.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There is also some lime and other mineral matter to make the bones of the young grow strong.
