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Chapter XXIII
My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university. During the week's cruise I did not drink again. To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn. I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it. My tired brain had recuperated.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “During the week's cruise I did not drink again.”
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading “My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “During the week's cruise I did not drink again.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the week's cruise I did not drink again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the week's cruise I did not drink again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
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From this reading My tired brain had recuperated.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
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From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
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From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading During the week's cruise I did not drink again.
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From this reading During the week's cruise I did not drink again.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the week's cruise I did not drink again.
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From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
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From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the week's cruise I did not drink again.
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From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
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From this reading My tired brain had recuperated.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
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From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading My tired brain had recuperated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
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From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had wanted the drink that first day, and in the days that followed I did not want it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
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From this reading My cruise in the salmon boat lasted a week, and I returned ready to enter the university.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the week's cruise I did not drink again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To accomplish this I was compelled to avoid looking up old friends, for as ever the adventure-path was beset with John Barleycorn.
