Chapter I
"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc." TO F. C. F. "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca
Chapter I
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"New
Rivers
of
the
North"
"Two
on
the
Trail,
Etc."
TO
F.
C.
F.
"Such
was
Jack
Chanty,
sprawling
on
his
little
raft" .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"New
Rivers
of
the
North"
"Two
on
the
Trail,
Etc."
Line 2
TO
F.
C.
F.
Line 3
"Such
was
Jack
Chanty,
sprawling
on
his
little
raft" .
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Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .”
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C
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From this reading TO F. C. F.
Chanty
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From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
Etc
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From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
F
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From this reading TO F. C. F.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
Jack
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From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
New
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From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
North
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From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
raft
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From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
Rivers
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From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
sprawling
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From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO F. C. F.
Trail
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From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
Two
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From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .