adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
beaknounUS /biːk/
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
cannot
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
countverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading No man may count them.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
dinkyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪŋki/
small and unimpressive
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
flyverbUS /flaɪ/
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
grainsnounUS /ɡreɪnz/
plural of “grain” — a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
hopsnounUS /hɑːps/
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No man may count them.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading No man may count them.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
minahnoun
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man may count them.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No man may count them.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
WaikikinounUS /ˌwaɪkiˈkiː/
a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
