used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
BaltimorenounUS /ˈbɔːltəmɔːr/
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
CurtisnounUS /ˈkɜːrtəs/
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
Dr
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From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
remove the dust from
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
GivenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
a state of high honor
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
improbables
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From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
Louise
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From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
MarylandnounUS /ˈmerələnd/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
mergingnounUS /ˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/
the act of joining together as one
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
probabilitiesnounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiːz/
plural of “probability” — a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
PropositionnounUS /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
uttered with a trill
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
in a swift manner
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Proposition: Can the probabilities be made improbables so that the certainty becomes impossible?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Given: The future is probabilities merging into one certainty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
unawareadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈwer/
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading From Frederick to Baltimore, the rolling Maryland countryside lay under a fresh blanket of green.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Wholly unaware of the summer glory, Dr. Curtis Johnson drove swiftly on the undulating highway, stirring clouds of dust and dried grasses.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Beside him, his wife, Louise, held her blowing hair away from her face and laughed into the warm air.
