Chapter XXIX

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

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

(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 MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

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

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

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

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

for the reason that

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

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

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

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

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

without doubt or question

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

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From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

divisible by two

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

a social unit living together

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

usually; as a rule

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

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

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

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

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

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

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

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From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

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From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

the common people generally

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

slightly wet

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

plural of “moss” — tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

many times at short intervals

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

the local environment

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

by chance

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

select carefully from a group

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

show approval or appreciation of

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading For our study it is perhaps better to choose one of the bigger ones, because all its parts show so clearly.

plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

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

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

in or at that place or location

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

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

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

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

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading If you pick out a separate plant from among these and look at it through a magnifying-glass, you will see that it is very like the bigger ones of the wood.

very small

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

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

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

precisely as stated

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading These luxuriant mosses grow, as a rule, in moist and shady places, but there are others which grow on dry walls or between the cobbles of little-used paths, and generally form brilliant green patches of tiny plants, like masses of velvet.

a steep descent of the water of a river

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

at the time that

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading If you look for mosses in a shady wood, or on stones and tree stumps near a waterfall, you will often find large numbers of them growing together, sometimes forming sheets of soft green, covering the stones and earth and tree stumps.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MOSSES AND THEIR RELATIVES =Mosses form another big family=, the members of which are generally =easy to recognise=, even when you know little about them, because they all have a very strong family likeness.