used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
CANYONnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
copsenoun
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
Greenbriernoun
a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
headwatersnounUS /ˈhedwɔːtərz/
plural of “headwater” — the source of a river
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
I've
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From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
inclinenounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
Jimmie
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From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never once thought of that!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
on one occasion
From this reading "I never once thought of that!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
SIGNALSnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I never once thought of that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never once thought of that!"
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading "I don't know about this wild turkey business," Teddy said, as the boys stood on an elevation lifting above the patch of timber.
turkeysnounUS /ˈtɜːrkiz/
plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading "If I've got it right, wild turkeys are precious birds in West Virginia."
close enough to be walked to
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading SIGNALS IN THE CANYON Jimmie and Teddy passed over the summit to the west of the camp and took their way down a difficult incline toward the headwaters of the Greenbrier river.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading They traveled some distance, walking, sliding, creeping, before they came in sight of a copse which appeared to be worth looking over for wild game.
