used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
(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 "I don't like sunshine at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't like sunshine at all.
for the reason that
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
exhale hard
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
don't
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From this reading "I don't like sunshine at all.
doteverbUS /doʊt/
be foolish or senile due to old age
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
remove the dust from
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
fly's
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From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like sunshine at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
immediately past
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like sunshine at all.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "I don't like sunshine at all.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Sometimes, some of my children swim in the milk or travel on a fly's foot.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
the act of using
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Last week I went to a Fourth of July celebration on a grain of dust--my airship, I called it.
in or at the place that
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I dote on dark places where the wind does not blow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I like poor people better than rich ones, because the poor have not money enough to buy good food, fresh air, and rest, the weapons the rich use to fight us with.
