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Chapter IX
The month was May. The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen. Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken. "Oh aye, my bonny man! All things die and all things live.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The month was May.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.”
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From this reading All things die and all things live.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
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From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
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From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
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From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
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From this reading All things die and all things live.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading All things die and all things live.
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From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The month was May.
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From this reading The month was May.
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From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
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From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The month was May.
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From this reading All things die and all things live.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The month was May.
which person or people
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
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From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
