from "Water Never Hurt a Man"
He was proud of his father. In Westernville, with other small boys, he had heard the dock loafers talking about his father, George Brace, Bully of the Black River Canal. In some strange way they had news of every fight his father fought a day after it happened. "George licked the Amsterdam Bully Wednesday mornin'. Lock fifty-nine. It tuk nineteen minits only." "George is a great hand. Them big ditch bezabors is learning about George."
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This passage shows why the main character, John, is proud of his father, who works on the Erie Canal. The passage is full of several words and phrases that are specific to working on the canal. Context can help you define and understand unknown words.
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"George is a great hand. Them
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is learning about George."
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