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ex Haley(1921-1992), American writer, is the author of Roots
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2 . this Thanksgiving morning had seen us.. featuring roast turkey
ne verb"see"sometimes can be used to mean"be the time when (an
event) happens. "More example: The past decade has seen the release of
many good films
3. the Pilgrims, Indians, wild turkeys, pumpkins, corn on the cob: The
Pilgrims refer to the English colonists who settled in America in 1620.
ndians refer to the Native American peoples. Wild turkeys, pumpkin
and corn on the cob are typical of the food eaten on Thanksgiving Day,
which is observed as a legal holiday in the United States to honor the
marked by the giving of thanks to God for harvest and health
swallowing hard: If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as
by the
if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or
d lo
frightened. Here the author tried to control his sad emotions by doing it.
and
the equal of which I had not found since: . since then I hadn't found
any cooking as good as her
settin down: settin'=setting: "settin down"here means"writing
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