used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
(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 There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ELMER: But isn’t night air bad to breathe, mother?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
ELMER
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From this reading ELMER: But isn’t night air bad to breathe, mother?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MOTHER: No; for when it is night we can get nothing but night air.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
isn't
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From this reading ELMER: But isn’t night air bad to breathe, mother?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ELMER: But isn’t night air bad to breathe, mother?
not any; not one
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading MOTHER: No; for when it is night we can get nothing but night air.
and nothing more
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
oxygennounUS /ˈɑːksədʒən/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
in the near future
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
unfitadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪt/
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading MOTHER: It may be said that plants breathe, as well as people, only they need the poison gas we breathe out, and they give out the oxygen we need to breathe in.
at the time that
From this reading MOTHER: No; for when it is night we can get nothing but night air.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It is true that if air is shut up in a room it soon becomes unfit to breathe, whether it is night or day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is no danger but we can get all the air we need if we will let it into our rooms.
