used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
anonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
bendsnounUS /bendz/
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
showing who or what does the action
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
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at any time
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
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flashesnounUS /ˈflæʃɪz/
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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in a gradual manner
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
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the land on which real estate is located
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of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
NixonnounUS /ˈnɪksən/
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading Rob Nixon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
OceansnounUS /ˈoʊʃənz/
plural of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
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uttered with a trill
From this reading It is a rolling prairie in North America, midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Picture a wide, gently undulating expanse of land covered with tall grass, over which, as it bends to the breeze, a gleam of light ever and anon flashes brightly.
