A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
"You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper. "So just plank down your money or stay outside." Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!" Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away. Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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An attendant or guardian who controls access through a gate or barrier.
From this reading “"You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"So just plank down your money or stay outside."”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"”
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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 Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away.
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away.
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From this reading Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away.
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
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From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
An attendant or guardian who controls access through a gate or barrier.
From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
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From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
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From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
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From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
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From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
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From this reading Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
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From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
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From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Jack got furious, but the gatekeeper remarked that he had frequently "hearn it thunder afore this!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack smiled like a corpse and turned away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going a short distance down the road he climbed up and sat down on top of the fence of a late mown clover field.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't try that game on me," said the gatekeeper.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So just plank down your money or stay outside."
