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Chapter XV
The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do. It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door. Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household. "The laird's coming! The laird's coming!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.”
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading "The laird's coming!
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading "The laird's coming!
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
at the time that
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
which person or people
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
