used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
have
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
CubanounUS /ˈkjuːbə/
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading Most of our tobacco is raised in the Southern states and Cuba.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
DRUGSnounUS /drʌɡz/
plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
How
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From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
INJUREverbUS /ˈɪndʒər/
cause injuries or bodily harm to
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of our tobacco is raised in the Southern states and Cuba.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Most of our tobacco is raised in the Southern states and Cuba.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Most of our tobacco is raised in the Southern states and Cuba.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Most of our tobacco is raised in the Southern states and Cuba.
springtimenounUS /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/
the season of growth
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Most of our tobacco is raised in the Southern states and Cuba.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The plant may grow as tall as a man and bear more than a dozen leaves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The seeds are planted in the springtime, and the plants are ready to be cut in the autumn.
TOBACCOnounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH INJURE THE HEALTH =How Tobacco is Made.=--Tobacco is made from the leaves of the tobacco plant.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Each leaf is two or three times as large as your hand.
