Use context clues to determine the meaning of grub stake as it is used in paragraph 5 of “Call of the Klondike." Write the definition of the word. Then
provide evidence from the paragraph to support your definition of the term and
state whether the word is being used correctly in the excerpt. Consult a print or
an online dictionary to find the pronunciation of the word and to verify its part of
speech and definition. Examine how the use of “grub stake” has changed over
time. Does it have the same meaning now that it had during the time of the
Klondike Gold Rush? If not, how might it be used today?