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FAR OVER THE HILLS. “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.” SAM. F. SMITH. It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “FAR OVER THE HILLS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.””
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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 “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading F. SMITH.
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From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
above and across; more than
From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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From this reading SAM.
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From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading F. SMITH.
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
