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Gold Hunting in Alaska
Gold Hunting in Alaska

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Joseph Grinnell • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.
Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.
David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.
The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.
Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Gold Hunting in Alaska

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/4 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.
/tekst ˈemfəsəs ɪz dɪˈnoʊtəd æz aɪˈtælɪks/
Line 2
Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.
Line 3
David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.
/ˈdeɪvɪd siː kʊk ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ ˈkʌmpəniː əˈlæskə/
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The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.
Line 5
Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.
/iːtʃ straɪvz hɜːr ˈfeɪvər fɜːrst tuː ɡeɪn ənd ˈruːdli steps əˈpɑːn hɜːr treɪn/

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alaska noun US /əˈlæskə/

a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union

From this reading “David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.”

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bluster noun US /ˈblʌstər/

noisy confusion and turbulence

From this reading “The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.”

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denoted verb US /dɪˈnoʊtəd/

past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of

From this reading “Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.”

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Feathered adjective US /ˈfeðərd/

adorned with feathers or plumes

From this reading “Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.”

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Italics noun US /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

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Publishing noun US /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading “David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.”

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rudely adverb US /ˈruːdli/

in an impolite manner

From this reading “Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.”

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strives verb US /straɪvz/

third-person singular of “strive” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading “Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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For the Sake preposition + article + noun counted as “for … sake”

In this reading “Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.”

26,480 times in 426,211 chapters
New World adjective + noun

the hemisphere that includes North America and South America

In this reading “The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.”

6,465 times in 426,211 chapters
Brought Up verb + adjective counted as “bring up”

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

In this reading “Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.”

29,347 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 58

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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 Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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Adorers

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From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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ALASKAnounUS /əˈlæskə/

a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union

From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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blusternounUS /ˈblʌstər/

noisy confusion and turbulence

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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bownounUS /baʊ/

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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BroughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.

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ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.

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CookverbUS /kʊk/

prepare a hot meal

From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.

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daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.

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denotedverbUS /dɪˈnoʊtəd/

past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of

From this reading Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.

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EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/

special importance or significance

From this reading Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.

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etc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/

promote over another

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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FeatheredadjectiveUS /ˈfeðərd/

adorned with feathers or plumes

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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FriendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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fussverbUS /fʌs/

worry unnecessarily or excessively

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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How

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From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.

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ItalicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.

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JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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NameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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PublishingnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Company ALASKA.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/

in an impolite manner

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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SakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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seekverbUS /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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snow-whiteadjective

of the white color of snow

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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strivesverbUS /straɪvz/

third-person singular of “strive” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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TextnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading Text emphasis is denoted as _Italics_.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Author of "How John and I Brought Up the Child," "John and I and the Church," "Our Feathered Friends," "For the Sake of a Name," etc.

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Each strives her favor first to gain, And rudely steps upon her train.

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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

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WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The New World brings her daughter out With fuss and bluster now; Adorers seek her snow-white hand, And at her beauty bow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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