Chapter II

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

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Not all Lapps follow the reindeer.

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

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Not all Lapps follow the reindeer.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

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

From this reading In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

plural of “lapp” — a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

From this reading In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

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From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

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 In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

plural of “mitten” — glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not all Lapps follow the reindeer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading Not all Lapps follow the reindeer.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula

From this reading In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

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

From this reading In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

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

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

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

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

create by training and teaching

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading In Sweden many Lapps ride on the trains.

plural of “trinket” — cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”

From this reading They put them in shops that sell such wares to visitors in Sweden.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sometimes they carry boxes filled with trinkets which they have made.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you rode on a train across the northern part of Sweden, you would see many Lapps, and you would see their trinkets in the shops—bone letter-openers, fur moccasins, fur mittens, dolls dressed in fur.