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Chapter IX
A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express. The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch. The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long. They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight. How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
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to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.”
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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 A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.
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From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
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From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
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From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
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From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
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From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
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From this reading A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
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From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
up to a particular time
From this reading They stood on the deck, and gazed at the quiet scene they were leaving till the farmhouse and the ruin died out of sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
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From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
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From this reading How peaceful it all looked in the bright but watery sunshine!
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From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
belonging to which person
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old lady whose children they both were, waved her handkerchief to them from her window as the steamer rustled down the loch, and round the windy corner of the stubble field into Loch Long.
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From this reading The two young men set out together from Loch Arroch.
