used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
ALATNA
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From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
in addition
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
BETTLES
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From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
terminate
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
Coldfoot
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From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
DanenounUS /deɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
diggingsnoun
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
Esquimaunoun
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
provide as food
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
KOBUK
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From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
KOTZEBUE
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From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
Koyukuk
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From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
PACIFICnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
PeninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
PORTAGEnounUS /ˈpɔːrtədʒ/
the cost of carrying or transporting
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
SewardnounUS /ˈsuːərd/
United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872)
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
sixty-fiveadjective
being five more than sixty
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
slednounUS /sled/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
toboggansnounUS /təˈbɑːɡənz/
plural of “toboggan” — a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The supplies had been carefully calculated for the journey, the toboggans were already loaded, and we waited but a break in the cold weather to start.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BETTLES TO THE PACIFIC--THE ALATNA, KOBUK PORTAGE, KOBUK VILLAGE, KOTZEBUE SOUND ALL our preparations were long since made.
which person or people
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading There was also a young Dane who wished to go from the Koyukuk diggings to the diggings at Candle Creek on the Seward Peninsula, and him we were willing to feed in return for his assistance on the trail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Our course from Bettles would lead us sixty-five miles farther down the Koyukuk to the mouth of the Alatna.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
YukonnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/
a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
From this reading Our Indian guide had been sent back to Fort Yukon from Coldfoot, and here we engaged a young Esquimau with his dog team and sled, to go across to Kotzebue Sound with us.
