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Chapter XV
It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea. My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this. I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons. Whisky was dangerous, in my opinion, but not wrong. Whisky was dangerous like other dangerous things in the natural world.
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all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.”
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading “My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.”
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From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whisky was dangerous, in my opinion, but not wrong.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous, in my opinion, but not wrong.
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From this reading I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
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From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
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From this reading I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.
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From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous like other dangerous things in the natural world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
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From this reading I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous like other dangerous things in the natural world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whisky was dangerous, in my opinion, but not wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous, in my opinion, but not wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whisky was dangerous like other dangerous things in the natural world.
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From this reading I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.
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From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
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From this reading I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.
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From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still drank and frequented saloons--practically lived in saloons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous like other dangerous things in the natural world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading My Hancock Fire Brigade experience was very little responsible for this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous, in my opinion, but not wrong.
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From this reading It was during the early winter of 1892 that I resolved to go to sea.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous like other dangerous things in the natural world.
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From this reading Whisky was dangerous, in my opinion, but not wrong.
