used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's only a mile from here.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
aren't
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From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
have
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
CanyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
CINNAMONnounUS /ˈsɪnəmən/
aromatic bark used as a spice
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
CREEKnounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It's only a mile from here.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It's only a mile from here.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
It's
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From this reading It's only a mile from here.
and nothing more
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
kinnikinnick
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From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
go away from a place
From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It's only a mile from here.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
easily agitated
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
not any; not one
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
and nothing more
From this reading It's only a mile from here.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
RANGERnounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
Siwash
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From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
tenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
up to a particular time
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
twillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
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 THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
Vivian
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From this reading THE CINNAMON CREEK FOREST RANGER "No, Vivian," assured Virginia for at least the tenth time, "there aren't any cattle on those hills.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
in or at the place that
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Then if you feel a bit nervous about riding Siwash up the mountain, why tie him to a tree and walk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You just turn up the Bear Canyon road where we went after the bear, and go till you reach the creek.
you'll
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From this reading Perhaps 'twill be easier anyway, for you'll find the kinnikinnick just after you leave the creek.
