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Chapter VIII
OLD DADDY DEERING: THE COUNTRY FIDDLER. Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears. DADDY DEERING. I. They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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From this reading OLD DADDY DEERING: THE COUNTRY FIDDLER.
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From this reading OLD DADDY DEERING: THE COUNTRY FIDDLER.
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From this reading OLD DADDY DEERING: THE COUNTRY FIDDLER.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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From this reading OLD DADDY DEERING: THE COUNTRY FIDDLER.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading OLD DADDY DEERING: THE COUNTRY FIDDLER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
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From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD DADDY DEERING: THE COUNTRY FIDDLER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
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From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
at the time that
From this reading They were threshing on Farmer Jennings' place when Daddy made his very characteristic appearance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like Scotland's harper, Or Irish piper, with his droning lays, Before the spread of modern life and light The country fiddler slowly disappears.
