The Land of the Long Night

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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By Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE SNOW GETTING DEEPER.--LAPP HOSPITALITY.--A LAPP REPAST.--COFFEE AND TOBACCO LAPP STAPLES.--BABIES IN STRANGE CRADLES.--HOW THE TENTS ARE MADE.--GOING TO SLEEP WITH THE MERCURY AT 39 deg.

BELOW.

When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

Some of the dwelling-houses were quite large.

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The Land of the Long Night

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Land of the Long Night is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE SNOW GETTING DEEPER.--LAPP HOSPITALITY.--A LAPP REPAST.--COFFEE AND TOBACCO LAPP STAPLES.--BABIES IN STRANGE CRADLES.--HOW THE TENTS ARE MADE.--GOING TO SLEEP WITH THE MERCURY AT 39 deg.

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BELOW.

/bɪˈloʊ/

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When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

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All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

/ɔːl ðə ˈhæmləts ɔːr fɑːrmz hæd ˈkʌmfərtəbəl lɔːɡ ˈbɪldɪŋz/

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Some of the dwelling-houses were quite large.

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cradles noun US /ˈkreɪdəlz/

plural of “cradle” — a baby bed with sides and rockers

From this reading “THE SNOW GETTING DEEPER.--LAPP HOSPITALITY.--A LAPP REPAST.--COFFEE AND TOBACCO LAPP STAPLES.--BABIES IN STRANGE CRADLES.--HOW THE TENTS ARE MADE.--GOING TO SLEEP WITH THE MERCURY AT 39 deg.”

farms noun US /fɑːrmz/

plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

From this reading “All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.”

hamlets noun US /ˈhæmləts/

plural of “hamlet” — a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading “All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.”

lapp noun US /læp/

a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

mercury noun US /ˈmɜːrkjəri/

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

staples noun US /ˈsteɪpəlz/

plural of “staple” — (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

stations noun US /ˈsteɪʃənz/

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

From this reading “When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.”

tents noun US /tents/

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

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From this reading THE SNOW GETTING DEEPER.--LAPP HOSPITALITY.--A LAPP REPAST.--COFFEE AND TOBACCO LAPP STAPLES.--BABIES IN STRANGE CRADLES.--HOW THE TENTS ARE MADE.--GOING TO SLEEP WITH THE MERCURY AT 39 deg.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

BABIESnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/

plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

BELOWprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading BELOW.

buildingsnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋz/

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

COFFEEnounUS /ˈkɑːfi/

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

CRADLESnounUS /ˈkreɪdəlz/

plural of “cradle” — a baby bed with sides and rockers

DEEPERadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

deg

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dwelling-houses

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From this reading Some of the dwelling-houses were quite large.

farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/

plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

From this reading All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

GETTINGnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

GOINGnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

hamletsnounUS /ˈhæmləts/

plural of “hamlet” — a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

HOSPITALITYnounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

HOW

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

Kaunisvaara

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From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

Killangi

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From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

LAPPnounUS /læp/

a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

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

From this reading Some of the dwelling-houses were quite large.

leftnounUS /left/

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 When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

logverbUS /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

MADEadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

MERCURYnounUS /ˈmɜːrkjəri/

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

Muonio

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From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

Muonioniska

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From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All the hamlets or farms had comfortable log buildings.

Pajala

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From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

Parkajoki

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From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Some of the dwelling-houses were quite large.

REPASTnoun

the food served and eaten at one time

SLEEPnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

SNOWnounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading Some of the dwelling-houses were quite large.

STAPLESnounUS /ˈsteɪpəlz/

plural of “staple” — (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

STRANGEadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

TENTSnounUS /tents/

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

TOBACCOnounUS /təˈbækoʊ/

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Some of the dwelling-houses were quite large.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I had left Pajala I travelled on the frozen Muonio, passed the stations of Kaunisvaara, Killangi, and Parkajoki, and came to Muonioniska.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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