used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
(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 Some of the latter were straight, some sprawling, all massive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
terminate
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
buckhorn
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From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
Etc
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at any time
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
a young female
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green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
growthsnounUS /ɡroʊθs/
plural of “growth” — (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
JUBILEEnounUS /ˈdʒuːbəliː/
a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Some of the latter were straight, some sprawling, all massive.
manzanitanoun
chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading Some of the latter were straight, some sprawling, all massive.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
PoisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
poisonousadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪzənəs/
having the qualities or effects of a poison
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
prolificadjectiveUS /proʊˈlɪfɪk/
intellectually productive
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the latter were straight, some sprawling, all massive.
sprawlingnounUS /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading Some of the latter were straight, some sprawling, all massive.
the season of growth
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Some of the latter were straight, some sprawling, all massive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
directed up
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
varietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the latter were straight, some sprawling, all massive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading Now and then a break in the timber revealed wooded hills beyond green pasture lands, and other hills covered with dense growths of buckhorn and manzanita.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The road wound ever upward through pines and spruce and several varieties of oak.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Poison oak grew everywhere, and, at this time of year--early spring--was most prolific, most beautiful in its dark rich green, most poisonous.
