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Chapter XXIX
After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial. I drank when others drank and I was with them. But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow. It was not a body need. I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
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later than; following
From this reading “After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not a body need.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.”
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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 It was not a body need.
later than; following
From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
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From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
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From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a body need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
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From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
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From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
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From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
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From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
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From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
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From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
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From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
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From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
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From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
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From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a body need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a body need.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After my long sickness my drinking continued to be convivial.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, imperceptibly, my need for alcohol took form and began to grow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
at the time that
From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I drank when others drank and I was with them.
