used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A faint call sounded in the distance,--a call for help.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A faint call sounded in the distance,--a call for help.
EkmannounUS /ˈekmən/
Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading A faint call sounded in the distance,--a call for help.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A faint call sounded in the distance,--a call for help.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
Gerda
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From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading A faint call sounded in the distance,--a call for help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
How
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From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
KAREN'SnounUS /ˈkerənz/
possessive form of “karen” — the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
LappnounUS /læp/
a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
hear with intention
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
reindeernounUS /ˈreɪndɪr/
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading A faint call sounded in the distance,--a call for help.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then suddenly something attracted her attention, and she held up her hand, saying, "Listen!"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Not very well, if I had to live in that tent," Gerda answered.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lieutenant Ekman asked Gerda, after the milking was over and the Lapp mother had gone back to the tent with her children.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading KAREN'S BROTHER "How would you like to spend a whole summer here in the forest, watching the reindeer?"
