used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
apart from; not including
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Sidenote: Refreshing moisture from leaves.]
shoot down, of birds
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
how
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From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
immediately past
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading THE USES OF LEAVES.
moisturenounUS /ˈmɔɪstʃər/
wetness caused by water
From this reading [Sidenote: Refreshing moisture from leaves.]
not any; not one
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE USES OF LEAVES.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
poresnounUS /pɔːrz/
plural of “pore” — any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
RefreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading [Sidenote: Refreshing moisture from leaves.]
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
Sidenote
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: Refreshing moisture from leaves.]
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE USES OF LEAVES.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
the act of using
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
USESnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading THE USES OF LEAVES.
precisely as stated
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
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 One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
weedsnounUS /wiːdz/
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
in or at the place that
From this reading You can see how this is if in a hot day you walk across a sandy plain where there are no leaves except those of the scanty grass and weeds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the hot weather the air would be very dry and uncomfortable to us if the leaves did not breathe out moisture from their pores.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One use of leaves, as I told you in the last chapter, is to supply the air with water.
