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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 DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
Adelaide
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
aid
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
all
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
auriferous
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
back
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
bear
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
birth
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
bitter
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
blazed
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
borne
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
bronzed
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had proved their manhood by coming back at all, for that winter the unfit had died.
canyons
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
capital
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
certain
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
civilization
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
claims
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
cluster
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
Coast
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
coming
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From this reading They had proved their manhood by coming back at all, for that winter the unfit had died.
community
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
deeply
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
died
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From this reading They had proved their manhood by coming back at all, for that winter the unfit had died.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
DISABLED
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
down
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
engine-room
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
ENGINES
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
face
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
faces
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
frame
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
frozen
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
gaze
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
going
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
gold
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
grappled
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
grim
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
hung
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
ice-bound
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
invoke
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
lean
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
live
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
load
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
man
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
manhood
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From this reading They had proved their manhood by coming back at all, for that winter the unfit had died.
manner
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
many
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
men
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
mining
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
misty
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
moods
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
more
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
most
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
new
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
north
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
noticeable
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
Now
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
off
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
once
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
ounces
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
papers
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
pick
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
pines
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
proved
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From this reading They had proved their manhood by coming back at all, for that winter the unfit had died.
quietness
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
ragged
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
relating
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
revealed
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
rivers
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
s
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
savage
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
sea
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
shaken
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
sign
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
skylights
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
snow
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
somewhat
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
south
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
spare
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
spent
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
Spring
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
stamp
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
steadiness
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
suggestively
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
tall
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
there
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
thundering
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
trail
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
turned
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From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
unfit
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From this reading They had proved their manhood by coming back at all, for that winter the unfit had died.
upbringing
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
very
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
well
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
West
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
widely
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
wild
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From this reading DISABLED ENGINES Spring had come, and all down the wild West Coast the tall pines had shaken off their load of snow and the rivers were thundering in their misty canyons, but there was very little sign of it at sea when one bitter morning a cluster of deeply bronzed men hung about the _Adelaide_'s engine-room skylights.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
wilds
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
winter
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From this reading They were lean and somewhat grim of face, as well as ragged and suggestively spare of frame, for they had borne all that man may bear and live through during the winter they had spent in the ice-bound wilderness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now they were going back to civilization with many ounces of gold, and papers relating to auriferous claims, to invoke the aid of capital before they once more turned their faces toward the frozen north.
Yukon
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From this reading It was noticeable that although they were of widely different birth and upbringing there was the same stamp which revealed itself in a certain quietness of manner and steadiness of gaze upon them all, for these were the pick of the mining community, men who had grappled with the wilderness in its most savage moods long before they blazed a new trail south from the wilds of the Yukon.
