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Chapter VI
A HIGHLAND SCHOOL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. I went home the other day. Home to Scotland, I mean. For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says. Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading “Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went home the other day.”
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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 HIGHLAND SCHOOL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
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From this reading A HIGHLAND SCHOOL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading I went home the other day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading A HIGHLAND SCHOOL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading I went home the other day.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading A HIGHLAND SCHOOL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went home the other day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading Home to Scotland, I mean.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading I went home the other day.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading A HIGHLAND SCHOOL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
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From this reading Home to Scotland, I mean.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went home the other day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Home to Scotland, I mean.
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From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home the other day.
which person or people
From this reading Well, I work here for my boys and my girls, that is, for the thousands--I think I may say thousands at least--of lads and lasses who do me the honour of reading my books and stories.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading For though I may be found all winter long at work here in my wigwam, in one of the sweetest sylvan nooks of bonnie Berks, "My heart's in the Highlands," as the old song says.
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From this reading A HIGHLAND SCHOOL A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
