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Friday, November 25, 2011
August 1, 1804
Continuing on page 37, Seaman says, "They threw out piles of perfectly good food, entrails mostly, that were more than enough to slake my appetite."
Using context clues, what do you think "slake" means?
I think slake means fill
ReplyDeleteI think slake means to just barley fill the person who in this case is a dog.
ReplyDeleteI think slake means to fill someone and make them full.
ReplyDeleteI think it means that the food it is filling enough.
ReplyDeleteI think slake means to diminish.
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