used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
(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 If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
brittleadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪtəl/
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
From this reading A dried specimen is brittle and needs careful handling.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading A dried specimen is brittle and needs careful handling.
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
costsnounUS /kɑːsts/
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading A dried specimen is brittle and needs careful handling.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
being one more than ten
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
handlingnounUS /ˈhændlɪŋ/
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading A dried specimen is brittle and needs careful handling.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A dried specimen is brittle and needs careful handling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
mouldverbUS /moʊld/
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
MountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading A dried specimen is brittle and needs careful handling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading It costs a cent a sheet, size eleven and one half by sixteen and one fourth inches.
specimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading A dried specimen is brittle and needs careful handling.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
a Caucasian
From this reading Mounting paper, to be standard and uniform, should be white, plain paper of a very heavy quality.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In a week or ten days most plants will be thoroughly dry.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If at all moist they are likely to mould after being mounted and your work will be spoiled.
