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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 He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
back
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
bear
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
blank
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
blizzards
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
Carleton
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
Carroll
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
clear
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
concerned
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
conversation
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
country
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
daring
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
date
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
DEATH
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From this reading STARING DEATH IN THE FACE.
died
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
East
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
enough
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
entire
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
exhausted
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
exposure
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
FACE
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From this reading STARING DEATH IN THE FACE.
fallen
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
far
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
foregoing
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
gold
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
gone
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
happened
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
Henry
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
impostor
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STARING DEATH IN THE FACE.
injuries
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
intervening
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
invalid
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
Klondike
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
knew
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
known
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
lesser
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
lost
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
Lynne
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
made
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
main
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
man
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
many
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
Mike
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
millions
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
named
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
nearly
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
north
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
old
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
only
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
out
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
Patsy
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
plenty
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
proof
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
prospecting
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
recollection
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
Red
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
reference
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
several
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
snow
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
some
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
spirit
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
STARING
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From this reading STARING DEATH IN THE FACE.
starvation
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From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STARING DEATH IN THE FACE.
There
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
things
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From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
twenty-six
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In the mind of Lynne there was here and there a hazy recollection of some of the lesser things that had happened to him after he so nearly died of exposure and injuries in the far north; but in the main he knew nothing of those intervening years, and had known little or nothing of himself, not even his name, until a short time before Patsy found him, to bear out the proof that the impostor in the East, Henry Carroll, was not the heir to so many millions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had gone to the Klondike before that time, prospecting for gold, and he had gone to that country of blizzards and gold, starvation and plenty with a man named Henry Carroll, to whom Red Mike had already made reference in the foregoing conversation.
years
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From this reading There were several years of entire blank behind Carleton Lynne, so far as his memory was concerned.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
young
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From this reading And the young man, as yet only twenty-six, was still an invalid, although he had lost nothing of his old spirit and daring--and back of the date when he had fallen exhausted in the snow and had been left for dead, his memory was clear enough.
