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The Frontiersman: A Tale of the Yukon

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.
It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.
Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.
He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.
His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.
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The Frontiersman: A Tale of the Yukon

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of The Frontiersman: A Tale of the Yukon is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.
/ˈkerɪbuː sɑːl əˈnʌðər naɪt hæd ʃʌt daʊn ˈoʊvər ðə ɡreɪt ˈjuːkɑːn ˈvæli ə naɪt ʌv waɪnd ənd stɔːrm/
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It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.
Line 3
Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.
/ˈkerɪbuː sɑːl stʊd ɪn frʌnt ʌv hɪz ˈkæbən ˈlʊkɪŋ aʊt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈdɑːrknəs/
Line 4
He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.
/hiː dɪd nɑːt maɪnd ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ waɪnd ˈleɪdən wɪð snoʊ wɪtʃ biːt əˈɡenst hɪm ɪn fækt hiː ˈnevər ˈnoʊtəst ɪt/
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His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

anguish noun US /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

extreme mental distress

From this reading “His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.”

caribou noun US /ˈkerɪbuː/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading “CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.”

driving adjective US /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading “He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.”

laden adjective US /ˈleɪdən/

filled with a great quantity

From this reading “He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.”

memorable adjective US /ˈmemərəbəl/

worth remembering

From this reading “It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.”

snowing verb US /ˈsnoʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading “It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.”

sol noun US /sɑːl/

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading “CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.”

Yukon noun US /ˈjuːkɑːn/

a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea

From this reading “CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

memorable day adjective + noun

In this reading “It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.”

most memorable adverb + adjective

In this reading “It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.”

along the trail preposition + article + noun counted as “along … trail”

In this reading “His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.”

into the darkness preposition + article + noun counted as “into … darkness”

In this reading “Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.”

in front preposition + noun

at or in the front

In this reading “Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.”

beat against verb + particle

In this reading “He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.”

never noticed adverb + adjective

In this reading “He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.”

in fact preposition + noun

in reality or actuality

In this reading “He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.”

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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 CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

extreme mental distress

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

beatverbUS /biːt/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

CARIBOUnounUS /ˈkerɪbuː/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

Klassan

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From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/

filled with a great quantity

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

markedadjectiveUS /mɑːrkt/

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/

worth remembering

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/

being perceived or observed

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

Radhurst

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

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

shutverbUS /ʃʌt/

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

snowingverbUS /ˈsnoʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

SOLnounUS /sɑːl/

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Caribou Sol stood in front of his cabin, looking out into the darkness.

stormverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It had been snowing since morning on this, the most memorable day in the history of Klassan.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

trailnounUS /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

valleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His face was marked with anguish as he closed the door and moved slowly along the trail leading to the Radhurst cabin.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He did not mind the driving wind, laden with snow, which beat against him; in fact, he never noticed it.

YukonnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/

a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea

From this reading CARIBOU SOL Another night had shut down over the great Yukon valley, a night of wind and storm.

Chapter 19 of The Frontiersman: A Tale of the Yukon by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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