used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
(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 THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
enlargeverbUS /ˌenˈlɑːrdʒ/
make larger
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Muscles which are not used get lazy and weak.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The more food the muscle has the stronger it grows.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The more food the muscle has the stronger it grows.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
ten 10s
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Muscles which are not used get lazy and weak.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
MUSCLESnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
not any; not one
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Muscles which are not used get lazy and weak.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
and nothing more
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The more food the muscle has the stronger it grows.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
the act of using
From this reading THE MUSCLES AND HEALTH =Making the Muscles Strong.=--No persons use all of the five hundred muscles in the body every day.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Every time a muscle is made to act the blood vessels enlarge and bring to it more blood to supply food.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Muscles which are not used get lazy and weak.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Muscles which are not used get lazy and weak.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In slow walking only about twenty muscles are used, while in running more than four times that number are called into action.
