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What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence? "Douglass being captured after his first attempt at escaping was a calamity, and made him much more cautious before his second attempt."

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No underlined word but the sentence means Douglass tried to escape and it ended in a disaster, so he was more careful in his planning before trying a second time.

Calamity=disaster
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