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Cooliegirly · Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:03 am *Sentence from a classical literature*

"...He was observed at first to vary on some points, every time he told it, which was dboutless owing to his having so recently awaked. it at last settled down precisely to the tale i have related and not a man, wman, or child in the neighborhood but knew it by heart..."

Ok, I understand He was observed at first to vary on some points means people stared at him a lot before they could be sure he was telling the truth. And then I'm completely lost...

Alan · Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:30 am *Sentence from a classical literature*

Cooliegirly · Sat Dec 17, 2005 20:00 pm *Sentence from a classical literature*

Yes, it did.
I could never figure out "not a man, wman, or child in the neighborhood but knew it by heart." means "they all knew" on my own. Thank you so much.

Mister Micawber · Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:55 am *Sentence from a classical literature*

Cooliegirly · Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:52 am *Sentence from a classical literature*

Oh, great, that means I didn't get anything at all... Crying or Very sad

Alan · Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:12 pm *Correct*

Hi cooliegirly,

Never mind!

Alan
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Mister Micawber · Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:12 pm *Sentence from a classical literature*

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Well, you must have gotten a lot of the earlier part of the story, CG-- where Rip goes into the mountains, and meets the Dutchmen bowling, and falls asleep, then wakes up to his rusty old gun, etc....
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Cooliegirly · Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:20 pm *Sentence from a classical literature*

Yes, illustration helps.

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