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Northwest!
Northwest!

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/82 · 5 lines
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NORTHWEST!
Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.
_Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.
Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.
Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Northwest!

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
NORTHWEST!
Line 2
Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.
Line 3
_Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.
Line 4
Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.
Line 5
Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

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 “Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.”

GREAT noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Pulled noun US /pulled/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.”

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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 Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

ADVENTURE

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

America

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

Author

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

Canadian

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

cards

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

cigar-smoke

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

Deering

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From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

down

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

ETC

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

GREATnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

hot

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

hotel

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

liquor

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

LISTER'S

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

LURE

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

MAN

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

money

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From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

NORTH

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

NORTHWEST

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From this reading NORTHWEST!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

opened

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

OUT-TRAIL

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

PAL

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

paper

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From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

PARTNERS

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

pile

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From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

pullednounUS /pulled/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

put

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

resignedly

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

room

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

shrugged

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

small

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

smelt

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

smiled

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From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

Stannard

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

States

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

table

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From this reading Deering smiled and pulled a pile of paper money across the table.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

United

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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ The small room at the Canadian hotel was hot and smelt of cigar-smoke and liquor.

WILDS

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.

window

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From this reading Stannard put down his cards, shrugged resignedly, and opened the window.

WYNDHAM'S

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From this reading Author of "THE MAN FROM THE WILDS," "LISTER'S GREAT ADVENTURE," "WYNDHAM'S PAL," "PARTNERS OF THE OUT-TRAIL," "THE LURE OF THE NORTH," ETC.