used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
any thing at all
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
terminate
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
CaribounounUS /ˈkerɪbuː/
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
Chilcoot
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From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
failsverbUS /feɪlz/
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
the act of departing
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
coins made of gold
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
come to pass
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
and nothing more
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
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 THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
any competition
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
cut with a saw
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
the season of growth
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
a special situation
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
transformationnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/
a qualitative change
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
precisely as stated
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG TRAIL The transformation was complete.
at the time that
From this reading But their return was very different from their adventurous going, when it had been a desperate race against the season.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
which person or people
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
WildernounUS /ˈwaɪldər/
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading Just before the break of spring saw the return to the Caribou of Chilcoot and Bill Wilder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had come with that startling rapidity which the lure and magic of gold never fails to bring about.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was beyond anything that had been dreamed of by those who had foreseen the thing that would happen.
