Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

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

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

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

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

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From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

as from an altitude or distance

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

past events to be put aside

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

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From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

-ing form of “divide” — separate into parts or portions

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

to say again or imitate

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

at any time

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

have an existence, be extant

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

an entrance that can be closed by a gate

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

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

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

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

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

immediately past

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

in the recent past

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

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 More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

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From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

plural of “meander” — a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

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From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

the cost of carrying or transporting

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

usable for a specific purpose

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

on the contrary

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

plural of “route” — an established line of travel or access

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

express in words

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

try to get or reach

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

third-person singular of “succumb” — consent reluctantly

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

carry out

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

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

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

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

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

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

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Ever since the beginning of the fur trade it has been the sole route followed into the North.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

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

From this reading More practicable routes undoubtedly exist, but hitherto the Long Portage (a ridge dividing the waters of the chain of lakes and rivers we have lately passed from those streams which seek the Arctic Ocean) and the Clearwater River have formed as it were the gateway of the North.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading This Long Portage, under its various names of La Loche and Methy, is not a bad position from whence to take a bird’s-eye view of the Great North.

in or at the place that

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

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

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

which person or people

From this reading The Clearwater.--A bygone Ocean.--A Land of Lakes.--The Athabasca River.--Who is he?--Chipewyan Indians.-- Echo.--Major succumbs at last.--Mal de Raquette.

the extent of something from side to side

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading The Clearwater, a river small in a land where rivers are often a mile in width, meanders between its lofty wooded hills; or rather one should say, meanders in the deep valley which it has worn for itself through countless ages.