Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

travel across or pass over

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

naturally having skin of a dark color

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

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From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

apart from; not including

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

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From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

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From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

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From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

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From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

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 I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

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From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

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From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

articles of commerce made of tin plate

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They own a big boat exactly like a pilot-boat and travel from town to town and deal in pottery and rags.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading There are Flintian’s tribe and Griffenfeldt’s tribe and Long Sarah’s tribe, and many others.

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

migratory

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

in or at the place that

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.

which person or people

From this reading Some Gypsies, though, come by boat—but I don’t know any of those except Lars and Guro, who belong to Flintian’s tribe.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole

From this reading Most of them come by land with packs on their backs full of tinware and woven baskets that they wish to sell; and they always have a crowd of dirty dark-skinned children and cross women and cross dogs with them.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I don’t know whether it is so where you live,—that a great many wandering Gypsy tribes come to the town,—but they certainly come to ours.