used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PET HUMMING-BIRD.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
dartverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
HUMMING-BIRD
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From this reading A PET HUMMING-BIRD.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
and nothing more
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
nappingadjectiveUS /ˈnæpɪŋ/
not prepared or vigilant
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
PETnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading A PET HUMMING-BIRD.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
not often
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
successive (without a break)
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
twigverbUS /twɪɡ/
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
precisely as stated
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
at the time that
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can almost touch it with your face, but if you put out your hand the bird will dart away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We have ourselves picked the mother from the nest and let her go, when she would immediately return to it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Humming-bird mothers are very tender of their young and will seldom go out of sight of them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you see a humming-bird sitting on a twig napping, just clasp your hands behind you and go straight up to the bird.
