Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

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

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The Indians guided them back to the trail.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

a youthful male person

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

open to doubt or suspicion

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

plural of “expedition” — a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

ludicrously odd

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

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

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading The Indians guided them back to the trail.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

a high place

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

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

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading The Indians guided them back to the trail.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

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

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

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

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

set down according to a plan

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

immediately past

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

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

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

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

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

an instance of becoming narrow

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

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

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

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

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

go across or through

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

closely confined

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

plural of “rampart” — an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

move hurridly

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

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

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

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

From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made good speed to Novikakat, laid in supplies at Korkorines, heard the first doubtful account of Minóok at Tanana, and pushed on.

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

From this reading The Indians guided them back to the trail.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Indians guided them back to the trail.

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

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

up to a particular time

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

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

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading The Indians guided them back to the trail.

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

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

in or at the place that

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

a Caucasian

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MINÓOK "For whatever... may come to pass, it lies with me to have it serve me."--EPICTETUS.

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

From this reading Past camps Stoneman and Woodworth, where the great Klondyke Expeditions lay fast in the ice; along the white strip of the narrowing river, pent in now between mountains black with scant, subarctic timber, or gray with fantastic weather-worn rock--on and on, till they reached the bluffs of the Lower Ramparts.

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

From this reading Here, at last, between the ranks of the many-gabled heights, Big Minóok Creek meets Father Yukon.