a territory in northwest Canada, is wild, mountainous and sparsely populated.

a porch along the outside of a building. "The wide, cool ----- that ran around its four sides."

person hired to groom and take care of horses. "A dozen ----- and boys held forth"

Land surrounding estate or mansion. "over all this great ----- Buck ruled"

enclosed fields in which horses are exercised. "... even beyond where the ---- were"

Dangerously. "He stalked ----"

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A member of a rich and powerful family. "He had lived the life a a sated -----"

isolated. "...as countrymen become egotistical because of their ---- situation"

the name given to the gold rush in Alaska in the late 1890s.. "The ---- strike dragged men from all the world into the frozen north."

offspring, children.. "..do not lap over the needs of a wife and numerous ----."

hinted at. "He had merely ---- his displeasure."

a French coin worth very little. "Wouldn't take a --- less"

dread of water from rabies. "If I don't get the---

Disaster. "Vague sense of impending ----"

increased. "His anger ---"

obediently. "...some ---- and some raging and roaring."

Made friends with. "A master to be obeyed, though not ----"

official reports. "Nor would its --- travel slower."

Having a dark complexion. "Perrault was a French Canadian, and ----"

the reoccurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence

pole at the front of the sled used for steering. "Francois, guiding the sled at the --- -----."

a very short time. "In a ----, the heat fro his body filled the confined space."

shamefully. "His consternation fled -------- into the outer cold."

anxious embarrassment. "But to cover his own ----- he turned upon Billee."

superior skill or ability. "It flashed a warning of ---- that commanded respect."

warlike. "The incarnation of ----- fear."

animal used for pulling heavy loads.. "Thus being made a ------ animal."

experiencing through another. "It was a ----- experience, else he would not live to profit by it."

original; existing from the beginning. "Flung into the heart of things -----."

the dog harnessed closest to the sled.

harnesses. he threw his weight in the traces to jerk

Cause. "He was not prone to rashness and ------- action."

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character. "...this might have taken place had it not been for an ----- accident."

Daily portion of food. "Buck finished his ---- and returned."

Covered with drool. "With blazing eyes and ---- fangs."

one who fakes illness to escape duty. "Pike, the ------, leaped on the crippled animal."

French swear word (sacred woman). "Mebbe all mad dog, ------"

withered; shriveled. "Buck caused even the ---- face of Perrault to twist into a grin."

northern lights. "With the --- ---- flaming overhead."

impossible to stop or prevent. "Buck was ----."

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