15,000
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From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
30,000
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From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
AsiaticnounUS /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR BY ST.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
consistsverbUS /kənˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
ftnoun
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
geographers
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From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
habitations
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From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
highlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
idolaters
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From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
LITTLEDALE
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From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
not any; not one
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
North-eastadverbUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
nucleusnounUS /ˈnuːkliəs/
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR BY ST.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
OVISnoun
sheep
From this reading THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR BY ST.
Pamier
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From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
PAMIR
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From this reading THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR BY ST.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
POLI
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From this reading THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR BY ST.
any competition
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
express in words
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
for a short time
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
make square
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
ST
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From this reading THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR BY ST.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR BY ST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
a special situation
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The people are savage idolaters, clothing themselves in the skins of beasts; they are in truth an evil race.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This, shortly, is what _modern_ geographers have to say of the home of _Ovis Poli_:
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading GEORGE LITTLEDALE The great Pamir, or ‘roof of the world,’ forms the nucleus of the whole Central Asiatic highland system, and consists of a vast plateau formation some 30,000 square miles in extent, with a mean elevation of at least 15,000 ft.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The plain is called Pamier, and you ride across it for twelve days together--finding nothing but a desert without habitations or any green thing, so that travellers are obliged to carry with them whatever they have need of; North-east, you travel forty days over mountains and wilderness, and you find no green thing.
