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1792
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
adventurers
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
America
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
American
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
Astor's
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Canada
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Carry
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Carver's
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China
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Clarke's
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
coast
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
Coasting
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Columbia
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Commercial
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companies
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
Company
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Cook
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Correspondence
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
countries
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
dashed
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
discovered
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From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
discoverer
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Discovery
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Effect
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Enterprises
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Expedition
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far
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
flags
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
FoundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
Fur
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
gold
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From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
Grand
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
immense
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Individuals
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
intent
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Jefferson
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
JourneynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
known
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Lewis
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
lucrative
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
Mackenzie's
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
made
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Mountains
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Mr
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
natives
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
Negotiations
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
new
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From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
Northwest
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
noticed
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
objects
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
obtained
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
other
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
Pacific
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
plying
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
prices
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Project
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
pushing
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
quantities
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
renowned
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
River
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Rocky
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Russian
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
Scheme
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
sea-otter
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Settlement
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
skirting
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
Steps
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Subject
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
There
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
Trade
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
trading
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
traffic
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
traversing
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
twenty-one
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
unfortunate
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
various
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
vast
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
vessels
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
voyage
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From this reading The last voyage of that renowned but unfortunate discoverer, Captain Cook, had made known the vast quantities of the sea-otter to be found along that coast, and the immense prices to be obtained for its fur in China.
Voyages
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From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if a new gold coast had been discovered.
wastes
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
waters
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
watery
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
western
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
wide
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
wilds
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From this reading WHILE the various companies we have noticed were pushing their enterprises far and wide in the wilds of Canada, and along the course of the great western waters, other adventurers, intent on the same objects, were traversing the watery wastes of the Pacific and skirting the northwest coast of America.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fur Trade in the Pacific--American Coasting Voyages--Russian Enterprises.--Discovery of the Columbia River.--Carver’s Project to Found a Settlement There.--Mackenzie’s Expedition.--Lewis and Clarke’s Journey Across the Rocky Mountains--Mr. Astor’s Grand Commercial Scheme.--His Correspondence on the Subject With Mr. Jefferson.--His Negotiations With the Northwest Company.--His Steps to Carry His Scheme Into Effect.
year
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From this reading Individuals from various countries dashed into this lucrative traffic, so that in the year 1792, there were twenty-one vessels under different flags, plying along the coast and trading with the natives.
