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Chapter X
A VISIT TO ST. PENFER. "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew." --OLD SONG. "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
during the time that
From this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
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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 VISIT TO ST.
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From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
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From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
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From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
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From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading --OLD SONG.
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From this reading PENFER.
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From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
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From this reading --OLD SONG.
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From this reading A VISIT TO ST.
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT TO ST.
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From this reading A VISIT TO ST.
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
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From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
during the time that
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
