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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXVIII

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By-and-by it was getting-up time.

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By-and-by it was getting-up time.
So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in itgetting ready to go to England.
But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.
I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.
I went in there and says:
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXVIII

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Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
By-and-by it was getting-up time.
Line 2
So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girlsroom the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in itgetting ready to go to England.
Line 3
But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.
Line 4
I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.
Line 5
I went in there and says:

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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anybody pronoun US /ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i/

Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

From this reading “I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.”

getting verb US /[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]/

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

From this reading “By-and-by it was getting-up time.”

started verb US /ˈstɑːtɪd/

To begin, commence, initiate.

From this reading “So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.”

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a

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

and

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

anybodypronounUS /ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i/

Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

From this reading I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.

as

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

awful

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From this reading I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.

bad

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From this reading I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.

been

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

but

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

by

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

By-and-by

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From this reading By-and-by it was getting-up time.

come

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

course

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From this reading I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.

crying

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

door

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

down

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

down-stairs

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

England

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

face

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

felt

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From this reading I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.

folded

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

for

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

gettingverbUS /[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]/

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

getting-up

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From this reading By-and-by it was getting-up time.

girls

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

go

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

gown

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

had

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

hair

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

hands

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

her

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

I

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

in

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

it

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From this reading By-and-by it was getting-up time.

Jane

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

ladder

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

lap

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

Mary

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

now

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

of

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From this reading I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.

old

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

packing

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

ready

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

room

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

says

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From this reading I went in there and says:

see

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

setting

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

she

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

she'd

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

So

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːtɪd/

To begin, commence, initiate.

From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

stopped

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

the

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

there

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From this reading I went in there and says:

things

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

time

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From this reading By-and-by it was getting-up time.

to

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

trunk

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

was

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From this reading By-and-by it was getting-up time.

went

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From this reading I went in there and says:

which

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From this reading So I come down the ladder and started for down-stairs; but as I come to the girls’ room the door was open, and I see Mary Jane setting by her old hair trunk, which was open and she’d been packing things in it—getting ready to go to England.

with

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From this reading But she had stopped now with a folded gown in her lap, and had her face in her hands, crying.

would

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From this reading I felt awful bad to see it; of course anybody would.