Chapter XVI
THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire. Carnally looked at the embers. "Can't have been gone long," he declared. "Shout, Jake!" cried Andrew. "I'm out of breath."
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Chapter XVI
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THE
CACHE
The
two
prospectors
forgot
their
weariness
as
they
rushed
to
the
dying
fire.
Carnally
looked
at
the
embers.
"Can't
have
been
gone
long,"
he
declared.
"Shout,
Jake!"
cried
Andrew.
"I'm
out
of
breath."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
CACHE
The
two
prospectors
forgot
their
weariness
as
they
rushed
to
the
dying
fire.
Line 2
Carnally
looked
at
the
embers.
Line 3
"Can't
have
been
gone
long,"
he
declared.
Line 4
"Shout,
Jake!"
cried
Andrew.
Line 5
"I'm
out
of
breath."
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Can't have been gone long," he declared.”
CACHE
noun
US /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading “THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shout, Jake!" cried Andrew.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Can't have been gone long," he declared.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can't have been gone long," he declared.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carnally looked at the embers.”
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Andrew
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From this reading "Shout, Jake!" cried Andrew.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carnally looked at the embers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Can't have been gone long," he declared.
breath
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From this reading "I'm out of breath."
CACHEnounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't have been gone long," he declared.
Carnally
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From this reading Carnally looked at the embers.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shout, Jake!" cried Andrew.
declared
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From this reading "Can't have been gone long," he declared.
dying
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embers
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From this reading Carnally looked at the embers.
fire
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From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
forgot
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From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
gone
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From this reading "Can't have been gone long," he declared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Can't have been gone long," he declared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can't have been gone long," he declared.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm out of breath."
Jake
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From this reading "Shout, Jake!" cried Andrew.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can't have been gone long," he declared.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carnally looked at the embers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm out of breath."
out
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From this reading "I'm out of breath."
prospectors
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From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
rushed
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From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
Shout
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From this reading "Shout, Jake!" cried Andrew.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
two
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From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.
weariness
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From this reading THE CACHE The two prospectors forgot their weariness as they rushed to the dying fire.