used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
chaufferettes
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From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
dashesnounUS /ˈdæʃɪz/
plural of “dash” — distinctive and stylish elegance
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
dragsnounUS /dræɡz/
plural of “drag” — the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
foot-stoves
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From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
Frenchwomen
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From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
and nothing more
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
engage in
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
ReptilesnounUS /ˈreptaɪlz/
plural of “reptile” — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
From this reading (_Reptiles_.)
REPTILIAnoun
class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
From this reading REPTILIA.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
sluggishlyadverbUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃli/
in a sluggish manner
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
not in physical motion
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
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 Passing from birds to reptiles is like falling from a torrent into still water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Life drags on as sluggishly with the second as it dashes furiously forward with the first.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I spoke to you just now about a fire of straw: now we have a fire such as Frenchwomen make in their _chaufferettes_, or foot-stoves.
