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1894
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
acquainted
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
act
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
adventure-path
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From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
adventures
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
alki
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
armed
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
barber-shops
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
Barleycorn
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From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
behold
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From this reading But behold!
blind
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
bunch
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But behold!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
Des
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
drinking
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
establishments
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
flasks
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
furniture
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
genial
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
hang-out
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
invited
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
Iowa
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
jingled
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
John
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From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
lighted
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
made
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
main
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
man
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
men
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
met
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From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
Moines
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
moved
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
opened
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
out
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From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
pigs
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
plumbing
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
pocket
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
prohibition
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
railroad
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
saloon
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
soon
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From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
state
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
stiffs
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
stores
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
strangers
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
street
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
together
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
townsmen
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
up
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
various
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
variously
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
wandered
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
way
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
well
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From this reading It might be in a saloon with jingled townsmen, or with a genial railroad man well lighted up and armed with pocket flasks, or with a bunch of alki stiffs in a hang-out.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as I went out on the adventure-path I met John Barleycorn again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
world
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From this reading I moved through a world of strangers, and the act of drinking together made one acquainted with men and opened the way to adventures.
Yes
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From this reading Yes; and it might be in a prohibition state, such as Iowa was in 1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
