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Chapter XIII
So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find. And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads. Men still congregated in saloons. They were the poor-man's clubs, and they were the only clubs to which I had access. I could get acquainted in saloons.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could get acquainted in saloons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men still congregated in saloons.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.”
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From this reading I could get acquainted in saloons.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading They were the poor-man's clubs, and they were the only clubs to which I had access.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading Men still congregated in saloons.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could get acquainted in saloons.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading I could get acquainted in saloons.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading Men still congregated in saloons.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading They were the poor-man's clubs, and they were the only clubs to which I had access.
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From this reading They were the poor-man's clubs, and they were the only clubs to which I had access.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
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From this reading Men still congregated in saloons.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men still congregated in saloons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the poor-man's clubs, and they were the only clubs to which I had access.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
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From this reading And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the poor-man's clubs, and they were the only clubs to which I had access.
in or at the place that
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
in or to any place at all
From this reading And wherever I ranged, the way lay along alcohol-drenched roads.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were the poor-man's clubs, and they were the only clubs to which I had access.
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From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find.
