used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
Allerton
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From this reading --Allerton.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
bignessnounUS /ˈbɪɡnəs/
the property of having a relatively great size
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
bluffy-banked
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From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
crestsnounUS /krests/
plural of “crest” — the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
endlessnessnoun
the property of being (or seeming to be) without end
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
geography-making
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From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(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 Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
and nothing more
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
landstuff
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From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
immediately past
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
Lord'snounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
markingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
mid-ocean
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From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
make a painting
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
pikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
transport commercially
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
SUNFLOWERnounUS /ˈsʌnflaʊər/
any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
untamedadjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
untoldadjectiveUS /ənˈtoʊld/
too much to be measured
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
uplandsnounUS /ˈʌpləndz/
plural of “upland” — elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Upon its face lay the trail, broad and barren of growth as the dusty old National pike road making its way across uplands and valleys of Ohio.
vasty
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From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
watershedsnounUS /ˈwɔːtərʃedz/
plural of “watershed” — a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
at the time that
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
whereon
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From this reading It was untamed stuff, too, whereon one man's marking was like to the track of foam in the wake of one ship in mid-ocean.
which person or people
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE SIGN OF THE SUNFLOWER Little they knew what wealth untold Lay hid where the desolate prairies rolled: Who would have dared, with brush or pen, As this land is now, to paint it then?
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The trail had left the woodland far to the eastward, and wound its way over broad prairie billows, past bluffy-banked streams, along crests of low watersheds, until at last it slid down into an open endlessness of the Lord's earth--just a vasty bigness of landstuff seemingly left over when geography-making was done.
