Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

possessing life

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

(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 of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

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

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

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

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

depressingly dark

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

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

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

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

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

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

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

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From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

engage in

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

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 In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

used to form the superlative

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

filled with something

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

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

From this reading THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM The Natural History Museum at South Kensington is a large building, and it is newer than the British Museum and not so gloomy.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In one there are most beautifully stuffed birds of every sort you could name, and a great many you could not name.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

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

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

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

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

kept in good condition

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

at the time that

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.

in the company of; together with

From this reading All of these are set up in glass cases, with the flowers and grass or bushes round that the birds choose to make their nests in when they are alive.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading It is built of different sorts of yellow brick, and has tall towers, and stands among well-kept green lawns.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When you go into the hall you see long galleries stretching out on each side.