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A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate. "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food. Ye'll get baith at the hoose." The trader protested, and was overruled. His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
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later than; following
From this reading “His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.”
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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 PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
later than; following
From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trader protested, and was overruled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ye'll get baith at the hoose."
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From this reading Ye'll get baith at the hoose."
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From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
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From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
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From this reading Ye'll get baith at the hoose."
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From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading Ye'll get baith at the hoose."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
demanded something firmly
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
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From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
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From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
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From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
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From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
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From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading The trader protested, and was overruled.
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From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading The trader protested, and was overruled.
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From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ye'll get baith at the hoose."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading The trader protested, and was overruled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading A PICTURE IN A LOCKET It was characteristic of McRae that he had insisted on bringing Whaley to his own home to recuperate.
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From this reading His Cree wife was not just now able to look after him.
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From this reading Ye'll get baith at the hoose."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's nursin' you need, man, an' guid food.
