Underground Railway Flashcards

understanding quick reduced speech

1
Q

Is the slave who is delayed a) the father of Liza or b) a man named Paul

A

a) Liza calls him “ Pa” which is another word for father

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2
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” should a been here” means

a) should have been here
b) should have a bean here

A

The reduction

a) should have been here

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3
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The phrase ‘ He’s three hours late already “ is hard to hear because of two pieces of linking. What are they.

A

a) three hours is said , “threeyowwers” . Invisible consonant linking
b) latalready

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4
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The phrase, “ late already” is also hard to hear because the BOMba pattern destresses the first syllable of what word

A

” already” - baBOMba

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5
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The word “ ain’t “ means what?

A

‘ain’t’ means “ isn’t.

It is usually regarded as poor grammar used by uneducated people

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6
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What does the term “ slave-catchers “ mean

A

people who hunt down escaped slaves

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what consonant is not pronounced in the word “ slave-catchers’

A

“t” is not pronounced in this word. Often a “ t” will be necessary to spell words containing a “ ch” in the middle

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8
Q

Was the Underground Railway, a train that took slaves to freedom

A

No. It was a network of people who worked to help escaped slaves reach areas where slavery was illegal

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9
Q

How many American Slaves came to Canada secretly between 1840 and 1860

A

30,000 slaves

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10
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Did the slaves come to a united Canada between 1840 and 1860

A

No. Canada was not a country until after Confederation in 1867

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11
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What is the linking in “ You made it past the Border”

A

” madeit”

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