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Chapter VI
The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young. “It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first. “River’s on er rampage. Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things! An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.”
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From this reading “It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
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From this reading An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!
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From this reading An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!
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From this reading An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!
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From this reading “It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first.
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From this reading “River’s on er rampage.
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
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From this reading An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first.
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first.
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading “It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first.
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading An’ erbout every day now dar’s er crevasse!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “River’s on er rampage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading “River’s on er rampage.
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From this reading “River’s on er rampage.
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From this reading “It ain’t easy, marster,” said the first.
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading Jes’ er-look how she’s swirlin’ an’ spittin’ an’ sayin’ things!
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
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From this reading The two men were strong, magnificently formed negroes, one middle-aged, one young.
