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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
adult
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
afford
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
age
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From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
all
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
almost
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
any
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
Arctic
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
attempting
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
away
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
bare
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
barn
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
canoe
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
catch
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
charge
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From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
children
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From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
crawler
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From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
eldest
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
evidence
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
fish
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
fishing
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
forth
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
girl
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
hours
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
house
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
Ivalomati
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
JOHANN
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
LAPLAND
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
logs
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
made
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
men
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
more
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
offered
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
other
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
out
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
place
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
POKKA
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
population
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
poverty
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
pretty
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
PRINCE
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
public
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
rather
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
real
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
river
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
room
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
shy
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
sides
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
small
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
souls
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
squalid
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
swarm
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From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
then
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
There
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
three
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
toil
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
turned
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
twenty-four
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From this reading The adult population was away fishing, or rather attempting to fish, for, as it turned out, the toil of twenty-four hours brought forth no catch.
two
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
up
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
upwards
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From this reading A swarm of children of every age, from the crawler upwards, was left in charge.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
view
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
village
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
visited
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From this reading There was more evidence of real poverty open to the public view in Ivalomati than at any other place we visited in Arctic Lapland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
wild
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From this reading It was the eldest girl, a shy, wild creature, almost pretty, who took the canoe and brought us across the river; and she it was who offered us all the poor house could afford--a small, bare room.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
woman
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
yawning
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From this reading ON TO POKKA, WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE JOHANN OF LAPLAND Here then was Ivalomati, the village we had looked for so long, a place made up of one small house of logs, one squalid barn with yawning sides, and an adult population of three souls--a woman and two men.
