I don't understand this sentence: "for a colonist of his generation, it was a respectable thing to do." What does it mean? "George Washington was sent into the Army as a very young man. For a colonist

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I don't understand this sentence: "for a colonist of his generation, it was a respectable thing to do." What does it mean? "George Washington was sent into the Army as a very young man. For a colonist of his generation, it was a respectable thing to do."

2021년 8월 28일 오전 1:56

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It was the socially accepted career path for people who were colonists (someone who lives in or goes to live in a country or area that is a colony) around his age (his generation).

2021년 8월 28일

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