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1897
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
apace
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
benches
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
Bonanza
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
brief
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
caught
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
Creek
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
creeks
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
Dawson
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
Daylight
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
devastation
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From this reading It was a scene of a vast devastation.
down
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
Eldorado
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
French
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
goring
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
hide
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
Hill
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
hills
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
hundred
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
Late
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
lay
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
miles
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
more
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
naked
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
passes
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
perforating
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
reported
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
richest
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
scene
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From this reading It was a scene of a vast devastation.
see
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
shorn
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
showed
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
sides
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
signs
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
Six
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
Skookum
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
snow
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
spent
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
spring
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
things
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
thousand
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
tops
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
trees
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From this reading The hills, to their tops, had been shorn of trees, and their naked sides showed signs of goring and perforating that even the mantle of snow could not hide.
up
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From this reading Beneath him lay the richest part of Eldorado Creek, while up and down Bonanza he could see for miles.
vast
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From this reading It was a scene of a vast devastation.
vision
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
waiting
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
wider
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From this reading Late one brief afternoon, Daylight, on the benches between French Hill and Skookum Hill, caught a wider vision of things.
winter
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
work
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From this reading Six thousand spent the winter of 1897 in Dawson, work on the creeks went on apace, while beyond the passes it was reported that one hundred thousand more were waiting for the spring.
