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The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn

Chapter I

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Knickerbocker
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The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.
TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.
I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.
It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.
And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.
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The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.
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I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.
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It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.
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And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.”

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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 I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

ABORIGINES

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From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

according

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

ALL

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From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

AMERICAS

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From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

coasts

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

collection

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

del

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

described

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From this reading It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.

ended

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

expected

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

facts

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

find

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

Fuego

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

gather

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

gathered

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

geographical

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

giving

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

GOD

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From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

grouped

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

herein

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

impelled

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

instead

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

Knickerbocker

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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

LOVE

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From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

MADE

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From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

N

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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

New

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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

newspaper

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

ordinary

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

Patagonia

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

preface

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

Press

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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

readers

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

RED

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From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

region

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From this reading It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.

relate

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

reporter

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

Rochelle

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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

say

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

sequence

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

subjects

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From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

Sun

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From this reading It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

THEMpronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

Tierra

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

visited

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From this reading It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

way

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading And instead of giving these facts in the geographical sequence in which they were gathered, I have grouped them according to the subjects to which they relate.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

WHOpronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading TO ALL WHO LOVE THE RED ABORIGINES OF THE AMERICAS AS GOD MADE THEM.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

wing

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

write

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From this reading I am impelled to say, by way of preface, that the readers will find herein such a collection of facts about the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia as an ordinary newspaper reporter might be expected to gather while on the wing, and write when the journey was ended.

Y

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From this reading The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

York

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From this reading It was as a reporter of _The Sun_, of New York, that I visited the region described.