Slocum
[ sloh-kuhm ]
/ ˈsloʊ kəm /
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noun
Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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How to use Slocum in a sentence
The only recent survey of the race comes from Hernandez’s allies at the Club, which in mid-July found him narrowly leading McClain by 6 points, 33 percent to 27 percent, with Slocum in a distant third at 10 percent.
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