egg
part of speech
noun (egg, eggs)
meaning for a pupil
1) An egg is the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat. tree →
2) An egg is what birds, fish, frogs, insects and reptiles lay; their babies grow inside. tree →
3) An egg is also a chocolate egg at Easter. tree →
sense in the lessons
a thing packed in boxes and counted; eggs often come by the dozen (× 12) or in boxes of 6; in science, many animals hatch from eggs; phrases: «a dozen eggs», «lay an egg», «boiled egg», «egg box», «hatch from an egg»
examples
- For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust, (Writings JOB.39.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. (Prophets ISA.59.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- 26 eggs are packed in boxes of 6. tree →
- Mum buys 3 dozen eggs. tree →
- Mia had 12 eggs and broke 2. tree →
- The hen laid an egg this morning. tree →
- Frogs lay hundreds of eggs in ponds. tree →
- I like a boiled egg for breakfast. tree →
- The chicks hatched from their eggs. tree →
- Crack two eggs into the bowl. tree →
- "A cock can lay an egg! tree →
note
Countable: an egg, eggs («an» before the vowel sound). Counted like any thing; carries no operation clue. Eggs often come by the dozen: × 12. Safety: wash your hands after touching raw eggs.
In the corpora
- For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
- Twins are two babies from one pregnancy; identical twins come from one egg that split, so they look alike.
- Some sharks and rays lay eggs in leathery cases called mermaid's purses, while other sharks give birth to live pups.
- Crocodiles lay eggs in nests; the mother guards them and carries the hatchlings to water in her mouth.
- Alligators bellow so deeply that the water on their backs dances, and babies call from inside their eggs when ready to hatch.
Trees and pragmatics
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