used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Now I am a Butterfly.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Now I am a Butterfly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
ButterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading "Now I am a Butterfly.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I am like the one that spoke to me that day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
take in liquids
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
how
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From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I am like the one that spoke to me that day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am like the one that spoke to me that day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I am a Butterfly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am like the one that spoke to me that day.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I am like the one that spoke to me that day.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am like the one that spoke to me that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am like the one that spoke to me that day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
which person or people
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will fly through the air as she did, and find her, and show her how I have changed."
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spread his beautiful wings and rose up into the warm air, and flew away to drink honey from the flowers and to dance with his butterfly cousins.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Who would have thought I should have come to this?" he said to himself.
