Type the correct answer in each box. In "Interview with President Lincoln," Charles Farrar Browne uses a different spelling for some common words to indicate the narrator's accent and local dialect. Write the correct spellings of the underlined words in this excerpt. One patrit from a small town in Michygan went up on top the house, got into the chimney and slid into the parler where Old Abe was endeverin to keep the hungry pack of orfice-seekers from chawin him up alive without benefit of clergy. Patrit = Michygan = parler = endeverin = chawin =

The correct spellings of the underlined as well as their meanings are given below

Explanation:

1) Patrit : Correct spelling - Patriot

Meaning : a person who is loyal to his country and or to a cause.

2) Michygan : Correct spelling - Michigan

Meaning : Michigan is one the states in the United States. It literally means a large body of water.

3) Parler : Correct spelling - Parlor

Meaning : A parlor is the sitting room or living room in a house.

4) Endeverin : Correct spelling - Endeavoring

Meaning : Endeavoring is to make efforts at doing something

5) Chawin : Correct spelling - Chewing

Meaning : Chewing is the process by which food is broken down to smaller pieces by the teeth before the food is swallowed.

The correct spelling of the underlined words is:

Patrit: patriot: a person who loves their country

Michygan: Michigan: one of the 50 states of United States of America

Parler: parlor: a room in a house used mainly as a reception for guests

Endeverin: endeavouring: to try very hard

Chawin: chewing: to masticate