used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
(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 Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is a mistake.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
crumbleverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəl/
fall apart
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
indispensableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbəl/
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Instead of being a waste and a desert, it keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert.
a unit of instruction
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
LIIIadjective
being three more than fifty
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But this is a mistake.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
a special situation
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is a mistake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
USESnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Water is as indispensable to all life, vegetable or animal, as the air itself.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading LESSON LIII THE SEA AND ITS USES It is a common thing in speaking of the sea to call it "a waste of waters."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is the world's fountain of life and health and beauty, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains, the forests would crumble on the hills.
