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| The tales of those that moil for gold are astounding, amazing, or even __ ( ); they make your blood run cold. | staggering (adj) |
| The cold is never __ ( ) on the Dawson Trail; because of this, Sam McGee would rather live in hell than live in the Arctic. | dormant (adj) |
| The __ ( ) cold stabs poor Sam like a driven nail. | persistent (adj) |
| On Christmas night, Sam McGee is __ ( ) depressed, and he tells Cap that he fears he will soon die. | unduly (adv) |
| Rather than express ___ ( ) at Sam's morbid thoughts, he promises that he will honor his last request: cremation. | exasperation (n) |
| Sam McGee raves all day and __ ( ) his arms in despair. | flails (v) |
| It is an __ ( )reaction to hurry now that the sled team is carrying the remains of Sam McGee. | instinctive (adj) |
| Cap knowingly, not ___ ( ), promises Sam McGee that he will cremate his body, never realizing the difficulty. | unwittingly (adv) |
| Cap's promise ___ ( ) the progress of the sled team. | stymies (v) |
| Cap feels half mad and the rest of his team is in ___ ( ), an absolute tumult over the situation. | furor (n) |
| The sled team would like to ____ ( ) the body up and OFF the sled, but Cap swore he would not give in. | heft (inf) |
| When they reach the marge of Lake LeBarge, Cap ___ ( ) at the discovery of the Alice May. | exults (v) |
| The Alice May's boiler will serve as a __ ( ) crematorium. | crude (adj) |
| With his arms full of planks, Cap __ ( ) toward the fire and heaps the fuel higher. | lunges (v) |
| The greasy smoke __ ( ) in the sky and blows northward. | eddies (v) |
| __ of Cap's hair sneak out of his raccoon fur-lined hat, and he pushes them back in exasperation. | Tendrils (n) |
| As Sam's body is __ ( ), Cap can hear the body sizzle, and he walks away in disgust. | seared (v) |
| Now Sam McGee's problem has been ___ ( ), and it is the first time that he has been warm in a long time. | rectified (v) |
| Speeding over a frozen ___ ( ), Cap and the team nearly lose the body of Sam McGee. | hummock (n) |
| Cap stokes the fire with a three-___ ( ) poker, and the flames soar higher and higher. | prong (adj) |
