adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
blastedadjectiveUS /ˈblæstəd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The heat grew more insupportable, and the trees and shrubs were blasted and dead.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
chestnutsnounUS /ˈtʃesnəts/
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
Colusa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
convincedadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnst/
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
countiesnounUS /ˈkaʊntiz/
plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
cream-coloredadjective
having the color of fresh cream
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
traveling across
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
dappledadjective
having spots or patches of color
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The heat grew more insupportable, and the trees and shrubs were blasted and dead.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
EveradverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
flourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
foot-hills
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
GlennnounUS /ɡlen/
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The heat grew more insupportable, and the trees and shrubs were blasted and dead.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
insupportableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsəˈpɔːrtəbəl/
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading The heat grew more insupportable, and the trees and shrubs were blasted and dead.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
manesnounUS /meɪnz/
a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
RednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
ReddingnounUS /ˈredɪŋ/
a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
rejuvenatedverbUS /rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪtɪd/
past form of “rejuvenate” — cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/
uttered with a trill
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
SacramentonounUS /ˌsækrəˈmentoʊ/
a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
scorchingadjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
ShastanounUS /ˈʃæstə/
a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
shipmentnounUS /ˈʃɪpmənt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The heat grew more insupportable, and the trees and shrubs were blasted and dead.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
tablelands
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
tailsnounUS /teɪlz/
formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
Tehama
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
traverseverbUS /ˈtrævərs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading At Redding they crossed the Sacramento on a cable ferry, and made a day's scorching traverse through rolling foot-hills and flat tablelands.
treesnounUS /triːz/
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 The heat grew more insupportable, and the trees and shrubs were blasted and dead.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading And Saxon grew the more convinced that the valley she sought lay not there.
visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The heat grew more insupportable, and the trees and shrubs were blasted and dead.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
WillowsnounUS /ˈwɪloʊz/
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ever north, through a fat and flourishing rejuvenated land, stopping at the towns of Willows, Red Bluff and Redding, crossing the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, and Shasta, went the spruce wagon drawn by the dappled chestnuts with cream-colored manes and tails.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Billy picked up only three horses for shipment, although he visited many farms; and Saxon talked with the women while he looked over the stock with the men.
