Chapter XXV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A new variety is discovered every week.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Everything, as has been said, grows there.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Everything, as has been said, grows there.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading A new variety is discovered every week.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading A new variety is discovered every week.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything, as has been said, grows there.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Everything, as has been said, grows there.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Everything, as has been said, grows there.

ten 10s

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A new variety is discovered every week.

immediately past

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A new variety is discovered every week.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Everything, as has been said, grows there.

being five more than seventy

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Everything, as has been said, grows there.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

in the direction of

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading OF PALM TREES--OF VARIETIES OF FISH--AND OF FRUIT AND LIARS AND BARON MUNCHAUSEN Let us return to the matter of growth in southern Florida.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading A new variety is discovered every week.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading There are twenty-nine varieties of palm trees; and one can spend an entire week doing nothing but check up palm trees.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading According to official count there are two hundred and seventy-five different varieties of fish in southern Florida waters--or there were toward the middle of last February.