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Chapter I
Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman. And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony. As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things. It helped him over many rough places. He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It helped him over many rough places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.”
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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 Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
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From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
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From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
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From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
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From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
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From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
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From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
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From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
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From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
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From this reading It helped him over many rough places.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It helped him over many rough places.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
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From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
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From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
above and across; more than
From this reading It helped him over many rough places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It helped him over many rough places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It helped him over many rough places.
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From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
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From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
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From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
