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White Fang

Chapter XXI

CHAPTER II THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

Chapter 21, section 1: THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco. He was appalled. Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with g
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THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.
He was appalled.
Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.
And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.
The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

White Fang

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.
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He was appalled.
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Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.
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And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.
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The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

white noun US /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading “THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.”

Collocations
THE SOUTHLANDA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
SOUTHLAND WhiteA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 49

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act

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

any

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

appalled

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From this reading He was appalled.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

associated

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

buildings

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From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

cabins

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From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

consciousness

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

Deep

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

Fang

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From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

Francisco

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From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

godhead

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

gods

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From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was appalled.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

known

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From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

landed

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From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

log

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From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

marvellous

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From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

men

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From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

now

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From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

pavement

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From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

power

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

process

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

reasoning

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From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

replaced

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From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

San

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From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

slimy

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From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

SOUTHLAND

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From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

steamer

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From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

towering

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From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

trod

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From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was appalled.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The log cabins he had known were replaced by towering buildings.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And never had the white men seemed such marvellous gods as now, when he trod the slimy pavement of San Francisco.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading THE SOUTHLAND White Fang landed from the steamer in San Francisco.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Deep in him, below any reasoning process or act of consciousness, he had associated power with godhead.

Chapter Quiz

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 21?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER II...", what tone does the author establish?

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