Chapter 1 of Gordon Keith is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Gordon Keith is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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.
Chapter 1 of Gordon Keith is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.”
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.”
a church endowment
From this reading “And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.”
a person who owns something
From this reading “As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.”
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading “He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.”
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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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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.
in addition
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.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
an occurrence of something
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
a man of refinement
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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 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.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
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.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
immediately following in time or order
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.
and nothing more
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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.
a church endowment
From this reading And this fact, like the cat the honest miller left to his youngest son, was his only patrimony.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It helped him over many rough places.
a person who owns something
From this reading As in that case also, it stood to the possessor in the place of a good many other things.
of or relating to or supporting Romanism
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading It helped him over many rough places.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
From this reading He carried it with him as a devoted Romanist wears a sacred scapulary next to the heart.
a male human offspring
From this reading Gordon Keith was the son of a gentleman.
Maintained an upright posture.
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.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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.
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
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.
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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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