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Chapter XX
“Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain! My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.” Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II. 7-12. The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.””
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From this reading 7-12.
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From this reading 7-12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
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From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
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From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
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From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
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From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
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From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
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From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
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From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
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From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
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From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
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From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
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From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
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From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
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From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
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From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My love! my native land, adieu For I must cross the main, My dear, For I must cross the main.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
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From this reading “Now all is done that man can do, And all is done in vain!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Burns, “It was a' for our Rightfu' King,” II.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The last chapter we left the combatants breathing in their narrow lists.
