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Chapter XXXIII
The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming. "He's a strange sort!" "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine." "Na! He's just been journeying around in himself."
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He's just been journeying around in himself."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He's just been journeying around in himself."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He's a strange sort!"
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
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From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
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From this reading "He's a strange sort!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
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From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading "Na!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
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From this reading "He's a strange sort!"
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From this reading "He's a strange sort!"
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
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From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
which person or people
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
