A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard. The house had a history. It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust. Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby. When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.”
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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 In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
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From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
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From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
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From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
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From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house had a history.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
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From this reading The house had a history.
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From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
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From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
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From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
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From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Chicago the Ormsbys lived in a large stone house in Drexel Boulevard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
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From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
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From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading Like all men who knew him well the banker admired and respected the ability and integrity of David Ormsby.
at the time that
From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
which person or people
From this reading It was owned by a banker who was a large stockholder and one of the directors of the plough trust.
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From this reading When the ploughmaker came to the city from a town in Wisconsin to be the master of the plough trust he offered him the house to use.
