| Two pirates were
reunited {after many years} [Adverb
to
"were reunited"] {of terrorizing}[Note
#1] [Adjective to "years"]
the
high seas. The one pirate looked to be {in
pretty bad shape}
[Adverb to "to be"] : he
had a wooden leg, a hook {on his right
hand [Adjective to "hook"
or
Adverb to "had"], and a patch {on
his
left eye [Adjective to "patch"
or
Adverb to "had"].
"You look like
you've been having a rough time. What
happened?" asked the first pirate.
"Well," the pirate answered,
"my leg got crushed when a
load {of cargo} [Adjective
to "load"] shifted, and I had to get a
wooden leg. My hand got caught {in
the chain} [Adverb to
"caught"] as
the anchor was being dropped, and the day
after I got my hook,
a fly landed {on my nose} [Adverb
to "landed"] ."
Daryl Shetterly
November 1994
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