Chapter XXVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

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From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I drank for the sake of sociability, and when alone I did not drink.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading I drank for the sake of sociability, and when alone I did not drink.

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From this reading I drank for the sake of sociability, and when alone I did not drink.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I drank for the sake of sociability, and when alone I did not drink.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

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From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

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From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

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From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

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From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

not any; not one

From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

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From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

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From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

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From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

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From this reading I drank for the sake of sociability, and when alone I did not drink.

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From this reading I drank for the sake of sociability, and when alone I did not drink.

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From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Sometimes I got jingled, but I considered such jingles the mild price I paid for sociability.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

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From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.

at the time that

From this reading I drank for the sake of sociability, and when alone I did not drink.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And still I maintained no more than a nodding acquaintance with him.

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From this reading The older I got, the greater my success, the more money I earned, the wider was the command of the world that became mine and the more prominently did John Barleycorn bulk in my life.

but in spite of that

From this reading Not yet was I ready to tuck my arm in John Barleycorn's.