used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
accomplishverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/
put in effect
From this reading It would take a determined fly to accomplish that!
(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 In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
characterized by great determination
From this reading It would take a determined fly to accomplish that!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
ETC
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From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
at any time
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
every person
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
GRIPnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
how
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From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
ten 10s
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
engage in
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
being perceived or observed
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
and nothing more
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
carry out
From this reading It would take a determined fly to accomplish that!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would take a determined fly to accomplish that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
precisely as stated
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
WAnounUS /wɑː/
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In fact, to make a reasonable comparison, we should have to picture the fly crawling about on a ball or globe fifty miles in height; to get all round it he would have to make a journey of something like one hundred and fifty miles.
at the time that
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Our world is, as everyone knows, like an orange in shape, only it is very much larger in comparison with us than an orange is in regard to a fly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you have noticed a fly crawling on a ball or an orange has it ever occurred to you how a man would look crawling about on the earth if seen from a great height?
