used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
(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 All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
bugsnounUS /bʌɡz/
plural of “bug” — general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
butterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
How
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From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
insectsnounUS /ˈɪnsekts/
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
staying power
From this reading All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
machinesnounUS /məˈʃiːnz/
plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
engage in
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
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 _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
netsnounUS /nets/
plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
organsnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənz/
edible viscera of a butchered animal
From this reading All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
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 _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these creatures have eyes, legs, feet, and other organs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are all curiously contrived, like little machines, to creep, crawl or fly.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
precisely as stated
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
websnounUS /webz/
plural of “web” — an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
which person or people
From this reading _About spiders.――How they make their webs, set their nets, and other things._ There are a great many people who imagine that such little things as bees, bugs, butterflies, spiders and other insects, are unworthy of their notice; but this is a great mistake.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They are, therefore, very interesting to all persons who will inquire into their structure and their habits.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading They have all wonderful faculties; by which they are able to get a living, and to make themselves happy.
