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betook

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be·took  (b-tk)
v.
Past tense of betake.
betook [bɪˈtʊk]
vb
the past tense of betake
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I made effort to arouse myself by aid of frequent Lafitte, and, all failing, I betook myself to a stray newspaper in despair.
The Angel of the Odd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
But the Raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore-- What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore.
The Raven by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
But for her comfort she dreamt the same dream a third time, and betook herself once more to the old witch's hut in the flowery meadow.
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