This suggests that the writer belivies, or want to believe, that dragons could be real or were real.
To be a formal debate, the debate must include set rules and guidelines.
The teacher or the person who is in charge of the debate should make clear rules and guidelines about what is permitted and what is not in a debate if it is to be a formal one. It doesn't have to include strong opinions if it's a formal debate only - any type of a debate should have that. Personal attacks are not necessary for any debate, as is unlimited time to talk. However, rules and regulations are indeed important.
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So they are steady coming up Broadway and I see right away that it’s going to be one of those Dodge City scenes cause the street ain’t that big and they’re close to the buildings just as we are.
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Bullion is money, specifically gold or silver that has been freshly mined but not cleaned and made into money.
Clues to the meaning include the fact that the kids need "3 dollars", the speaker doesn't know how they wanted all that "money" at one time, and they had to "raise" it, as in "raising money". When he says, "I hadn't any idea where to turn to raise all that bullion..." he means the 3 dollars.
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Meaning➖
conflicting with or running counter to.
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Examples➖
▪️"contrary to his expectations, he found the atmosphere exciting"
▪️"the court ruled that the restrictions were contrary to the public interest"
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Synonyms➖
in conflict with
against
at variance with
at odds with
in opposition to
not in accord with, counter to
conflicting with
incompatible with; rarerepugnant
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