Chapter VII
"Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion." Tom put down his knife and fork. "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed. "How did that happen?" "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
The Quickening
Chapter VII
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"Japheth's
going
to
surprise
you
some,
I
reckon,
son;
he's
gone
and
got
religion."
Tom
put
down
his
knife
and
fork.
"Why,
the
old
sinner!"
he
laughed.
"How
did
that
happen?"
"Oh,
just
about
the
way
it
always
does,"
said
Caleb
slowly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Japheth's
going
to
surprise
you
some,
I
reckon,
son;
he's
gone
and
got
religion."
Line 2
Tom
put
down
his
knife
and
fork.
Line 3
"Why,
the
old
sinner!"
he
laughed.
Line 4
"How
did
that
happen?"
Line 5
"Oh,
just
about
the
way
it
always
does,"
said
Caleb
slowly.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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always
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Caleb
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did that happen?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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down
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fork
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going
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gone
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got
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happen
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
he's
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Japheth's
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just
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knife
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laughed
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Oh
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old
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put
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reckon
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religion
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said
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sinner
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slowly
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some
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son
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surprise
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How did that happen?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
Tom
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From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
way
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Why
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From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."