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John Barleycorn
John Barleycorn

Chapter XXV

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After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.
It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.
I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.
I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.
The last pack into Linderman was three miles.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

John Barleycorn

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.
Line 2
It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.
Line 3
I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.
Line 4
I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.
Line 5
The last pack into Linderman was three miles.

Learner Dictionary

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The last pack into Linderman was three miles.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.”

All words in this reading · 56

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1897

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From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

Beach

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

Chilcoot

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

condition

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From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.

Dyea

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

early

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From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

end

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

fall

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From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

gold

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From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

grubstaked

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From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

husband

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From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.

Indian

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

Indians

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

Klondike

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From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

Lake

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The last pack into Linderman was three miles.

laundry

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From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

Linderman

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

many

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

miles

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From this reading The last pack into Linderman was three miles.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

old

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From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.

out-packing

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

pack

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From this reading The last pack into Linderman was three miles.

packing

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

physical

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From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.

portage

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

region

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From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

rush

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From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

sister

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From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

splendid

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From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading After the laundry my sister and her husband grubstaked me into the Klondike.

three

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From this reading The last pack into Linderman was three miles.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

twenty-eight-mile

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

twenty-one

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.

up

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From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was the first gold rush into that region, the early fall rush of 1897.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I remember, at the end of the twenty-eight-mile portage across Chilcoot from Dyea Beach to Lake Linderman, I was packing up with the Indians and out-packing many an Indian.

years

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From this reading I was twenty-one years old, and in splendid physical condition.