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.

it is geoffrey chaucer

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.