AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Taken all in all, it is the crowning master-piece of all woody plants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
appropriatelyadverbUS /əˈproʊpriɪtli/
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading The PINE has been appropriately called the Monarch of the Forest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The PINE has been appropriately called the Monarch of the Forest.
of short duration or distance
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The PINE has been appropriately called the Monarch of the Forest.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
ComparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
deem to be
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
constitutesverbUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːts/
third-person singular of “constitute” — form or compose
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading Taken all in all, it is the crowning master-piece of all woody plants.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The PINE has been appropriately called the Monarch of the Forest.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The PINE has been appropriately called the Monarch of the Forest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Taken all in all, it is the crowning master-piece of all woody plants.
institutedverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːtɪd/
past form of “institute” — set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
InvestedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
Lambert'snounUS /ˈlæmbərts/
possessive form of “lambert” — a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
MagnitudenounUS /ˈmæɡnətuːd/
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
master-piece
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From this reading Taken all in all, it is the crowning master-piece of all woody plants.
MonarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading The PINE has been appropriately called the Monarch of the Forest.
used to form the superlative
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
NorwaynounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
PenobscotnounUS /pəˈnɑːbskɑːt/
a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
PinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
PitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Taken all in all, it is the crowning master-piece of all woody plants.
PredilectionsnounUS /ˌpredəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “predilection” — a predisposition in favor of something
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
purposesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
TakenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Taken all in all, it is the crowning master-piece of all woody plants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
VarietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
VarietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the foregoing brief notice of some of the most interesting trees, we come at length to consider that species which constitutes the theme of the following pages.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
a Caucasian
From this reading The Pines.--White Pines: rank claimed for this Variety.-- Predilections.--Comparison instituted.--Pitch and Norway Pines.
woodyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdi/
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading Taken all in all, it is the crowning master-piece of all woody plants.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading --White Pine.--Magnitude.--New York Pines.--Lambert's Pine on Northwest Coast.--Varieties.--Its Rank.--Great variety of purposes to which it is devoted.--Great Pine near Jackson Lake.--Capital Invested.--Hands employed on the Penobscot.
