used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN THE YUKON AND HOME.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
Cudahy
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From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN THE YUKON AND HOME.
at any time
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
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From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
FosterverbUS /ˈfɑːstər/
promote the growth of
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
set up or found
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
coins made of gold
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DOWN THE YUKON AND HOME.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
Portney
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From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
move hurridly
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
get by special effort
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
steamboatsnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊts/
plural of “steamboat” — a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
terminusnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɪnəs/
a place where something ends or is complete
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE YUKON AND HOME.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
ticketsnounUS /ˈtɪkəts/
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But owing to the rush to the new gold fields, which was now stronger than ever, two small boats were making regular trips between these two points.
at the time that
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Foster Portney knew that the regular terminus of travel on the Yukon steamboats was Fort Cudahy, which was situated forty-eight miles below Dawson City.
which person or people
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the party reached Dawson City, now the scene of great activity, it was found they would have to wait a week before they could secure passage to Fort Cudahy, as the tickets for the two following trips were all sold.
but in spite of that
From this reading This wait, when they were impatient to get home, was not an agreeable one, yet it gave them a chance to look around the settlement and become better acquainted with the various persons who were there.
YUKONnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/
a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
From this reading DOWN THE YUKON AND HOME.
