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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXXI

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We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

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We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXXI

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Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
Line 2
We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
Line 3
We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
Line 4
It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
Line 5
So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

Learner Dictionary

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again adverb US /əˈɡeɪn/

Another time; once more.

From this reading “We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.”

right adjective US /ˈɹaɪt/

Straight, not bent.

From this reading “We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.”

woods noun US /wʊdz/

The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

From this reading “It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.”

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a

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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

againadverbUS /əˈɡeɪn/

Another time; once more.

From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

along

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and

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any

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at

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beards

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begun

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come

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danger

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dasn't

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days

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dismal

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down

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ever

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first

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for

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frauds

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from

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gray

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growing

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hanging

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home

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I

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in

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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

It

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kept

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like

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limbs

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long

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look

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made

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mighty

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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

moss

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From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

now

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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

of

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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

on

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out

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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

reckoned

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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

rightadjectiveUS /ˈɹaɪt/

Straight, not bent.

From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

river

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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

see

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So

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solemn

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south

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Spanish

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stop

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the

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them

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they

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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.

to

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town

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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

trees

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villages

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warm

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was

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ways

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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

We

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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.

weather

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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.

with

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From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.

work

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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.