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What does 'To sell someone down the river' mean?
"Down the river" is American Southern dialect that just means "further along the river." During the slave trade, "selling someone down the river" meant selling a slave to someone who lived far away -...
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Why is Toms River called Toms River?
The town was origanaly called Cranberry Grove. After the town was burned to the ground in the battle with the British a guy named Tom came to town and had the money to fix it up again. I believe he...
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What does to sell someone down the river mean?
To knark or tattle on them. Selling down river was what the plantation owners did to slaves who misbehaved, separating them from their families. This has come to mean betraying someone by telling the...
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Where is the river in toms river?
You can find the Toms River most prominently in downtown Toms River, as it is the body of water that runs through Huddy Park on Water Street. However, neighboring towns of Island Heights, Beachwood,...
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What is the plot of Pudd'nhead Wilson?
The main plot is the fingerprint plot, it is introduced at the beginning of the book and foreshadows what is to come. Towards the end, the significance of the fingerprint plot is revealed. In...