used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
anew
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
(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 She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
any thing at all
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
don't
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From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
to or in any or all places
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
gauzenounUS /ɡɔːz/
(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
ten 10s
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
be the source of pain
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
letsnounUS /lets/
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
spidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
SPIDERSnounUS /ˈspaɪdərz/
plural of “spider” — predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
creating thread
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
spinsnounUS /spɪnz/
plural of “spin” — a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
express a supposition
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
carry out
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
up to a particular time
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She goes over it again and again, spinning all the time, till it looks like a piece of gauze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
precisely as stated
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading BABY SPIDERS Before a spider lays her eggs, she spins some web on the ground.
a Caucasian
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will hold it for hours in the sun to help to hatch the eggs, and she would fight anything that tried to hurt it or take it away from her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
wrapsnounUS /ræps/
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading Into this she lays her eggs—often over a hundred—and covers them with more web and then wraps them up into a round ball.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t suppose you would think it, but a spider is a very devoted mother, and this white ball is so precious to her that she carries it everywhere she goes and never lets it out of her sight.
