Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

anew

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

past form of “alternate” — go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

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

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

put or send forth

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

a person who is in charge

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

having or marked by confidence or assurance

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

the act of consuming food

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

set up or found

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

coins made of gold

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

containing gold

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

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

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

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

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

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 Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

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

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

the force of workers available

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

a period of time spent sleeping

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

on one occasion

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

above and across; more than

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

support resembling the rib of an animal

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

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

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

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

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

the season of growth

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

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

From this reading SPRING Once again gold cast its magic spell over the Island of Kon Klayu.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

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

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

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

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

up to a particular time

From this reading There were puddling-boxes and sluices to be built at the edge of the little lake off Skeleton Rib, and the top of the gold-carrying turf was to be cut up into squares and piled like cordwood until they were ready to shred it and run it through the sluices.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

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

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

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

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.

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

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

a Caucasian

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In his enthusiasm Boreland put behind him for a time the growing hatred for the White Chief of Katleean that was slowly eating into his heart, and with Kayak Bill and Harlan went about the "dead work" that preceded the actual mining.

a late time of life

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The daily food hunting was alternated with preparations for mining the gold-bearing turf--the top of which had caught, like the nap of a blanket, the flakes of yellow metal washed up by the storms of years.

but in spite of that

From this reading Though the men knew they had not yet found the source of the Island gold, they were confident there was a small fortune in sight.