What grammatical name is given to the expression below 'at the end of the 40 days of mmourning' What Is it's function

What point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this antidote

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?

What is edwin's character inferences in dust by charles grayson? ?