What does integers mean?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

In lift every voice and sing how do the people feel singing together

Which word in the sentence is a direct object? have you read your brother and sister their favorite books? a. you b. brother c. books d. sister