How can I make the animations be run one by one?

The HTML code:

<ul>
    <li>a</li>
    <li>b</li>
    <li>c</li>
    <li>d</li>
    <li>e</li>
</ul>

The js code:

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
    var lis = $("li");
    for (var i = 0; i < lis.length; i++) {
        $(lis[i]).animate({opacity: 0}, 1000);
    }
});
</script>

I just find that the lis will disappear together. How can I do that they will disappear one by one?